Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Days

Location: Milan, NM

Schedule: 36 hours/week, day shifts; must have open availability including weekends and holidays

Contract Length: 13 weeks (with potential to extend)

Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week

Weekly Gross Pay: $1,664.00

Job Overview:

This is a full-time contract assignment in a correctional healthcare environment. The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers comprehensive patient care to incarcerated individuals, following provider orders, administering medications, assisting in examinations, and ensuring appropriate treatment and documentation. The role requires strong clinical judgment, adaptability, and a commitment to maintaining patient care standards in a secure facility.

Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing care consistent with licensure, scope, and correctional healthcare standards.
• Assist providers with sick call, exams, and treatments.
• Administer medications and operate pill call in compliance with policies.
• Perform assessments, triage, and refer patients to higher-level care when required.
• Respond to medical emergencies and perform life-saving interventions.
• Supervise and monitor LVN/LPN staff and non-licensed personnel.
• Maintain accurate and confidential medical records.
• Conduct safety checks and secure all medical supplies and equipment.
• Provide individual and group health education as directed.
• Collaborate with correctional staff and outside providers to ensure continuity of care.

Requirements:

• Must reside more than 70 miles from the facility (no local applicants).
• Minimum 1 year of recent RN experience.
• Active, unrestricted New Mexico RN license.
• Active BLS certification (AHA preferred).
• Must be able to start within 2 weeks of offer.
• Open availability; no RTO or scheduling restrictions allowed.
• Must not have worked at the same facility in the past 6 months.
• Must not be on any industry DNU list.
• U.S. Citizenship and Social Security card required for facility clearance.

Preferred:

• Previous correctional or behavioral health nursing experience.
• Strong critical thinking and triage skills.
• Ability to work effectively in high-stress, secure environments.

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