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Iowa Department of Administrative Services Registered Nurse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa
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Registered Nurse
Salary
$56,347.20 - $87,422.40 Annually
Location
Mount Pleasant - 52641 - Henry County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Agency
246 Corrections - Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility
Job Number
21-01665
Closing
2/14/2021 11:59 PM Central
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Point of Contact
Sara Menke at sara.menke@iowa.gov
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Job Description
The Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility is a minimum custody facility with a focus on preparing incarcerated individuals for re-entry into the community. Core programming includes Substance Abuse and Cognitive/Batters Education. MPCF sits on 152 acres of grounds that is maintained by the minimum out incarcerated individuals. MPCF houses approximately 1060 adult males. It provides education, treatment and apprenticeship programs designed to prepare incarcerated individuals for their return to the community.
HOURS OF WORK: This position will work primary NOC shift 11:00pm to 9:00am or can provide relief on PM shift 3:30PM-11:30PM. Weekends and holidays as assigned.
JOB DESCRIPTION: The registered nurse demonstrates high integrity, nursing values, ethical principles and moral practices. The registered nurse must practice professional nursing consistent and within scope of the Iowa Board of Nursing Practice Act. The registered nurse has a current nursing license in good standing from the Iowa Board of Nursing. As the staff nurse, your organizational leadership and management of resources enables staff, patients, and the community to promote the Department's Mission to Create Opportunities for Safe Communities by: Managing client health care to ensure a safe and secure environment for both clients and staff while promoting positive change in client behavior.
Knowledge of professional nursing theory and practice. Knowledge of current medications, their actions and uses. Knowledge of quality standards, procedures, and protocols. Knowledge of specialized client care applicable to the work situation. Ability to teach and oversee client care provided by assistive staff. Ability to provide empathetic assistance to clients in meeting their needs and carrying out prescribed treatments. Ability to collect data objectively and record information accurately.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
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Additional Qualification Requirements
More information regarding the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is available at the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Review the provisions of the statute that authorized the creation of the Nurse Licensure Compact at Chapter 152E, Iowa Code.
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Do you currently hold a Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and you have you included your license information with your application?
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246 Corrections - Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility
Address
1200 E Washington StMount Pleasant, Iowa, 52641
Website
https://doc.iowa.gov/about-us/about-institutions/mt-pleasant-correctional-facility
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