Correction Staff Nurse - Justice Facility - $6K Hire on Bonus
Company: Kern County Hospital Authority
Location: Shafter
Posted on: May 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding
in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds,
offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los
Angeles. Each year, more than 200 residents, fellows and medical
students enroll in our UCLA-affiliated training programs, with
residencies in internal medicine, family practice, emergency
medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry. Many of the
physicians trained at Kern Medical remain to practice in the
community. We also promote the education of clinical pharmacists,
nursing students, respiratory therapists, lab techs and allied
health professionals. Kern Medical offers a range of primary,
specialty, and multi-specialty services including high-risk
pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services integrated with
county mental health programs, and a growing network of outpatient
clinics providing personalized patient-centered wellness care. We
value innovation and continue to add new medical technologies,
recruit outstanding physicians in new specialties, and strengthen
our ties with UCLA. As a topflight regional health care system,
Kern Medical is a leading voice for health, healing and wellness in
the Central Valley.
Career Opportunities within Kern Medical for qualifying positions
include many benefits such as:
Correctional Medicine Candidates: Background investigation is
required of candidates who wish to be considered for Correctional
Medicine assignments. Felony convictions are disqualifying, and
some misdemeanor convictions may be disqualifying.
Position: Correctional Staff Nurse - Shift
Compensation
The estimated pay for this position is $40.0150 to $63.0516. The
rates shown include a 6% premium pay (base= $-$ plus 6%). This
reflects only a portion of the total compensation package for this
position. Additional compensation may be available for this role
through differentials, incentives, and bonuses. In addition, this
position may be eligible for participation and company
contributions into the Kern County Employees' Retirement Plan.
Definition:
Under general direction of a registered nurse, within the scope of
their licensure, assist physician's in a correctional facility
performing nursing assessments, screening, planning, implementation
and evaluation of safe, therapeutic care for persons incarcerated
with Kern County correction facilities.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
The Correctional Staff Nurse classification includes Correctional
Staff Nurses who are employed by Kern Medical Center and assigned
to Adult correctional medicine facilities. Correctional Staff
Nurses provide basic and emergency health care services to persons
housed within Kern County correctional facilities. The Correctional
Staff Nurse classification can be distinguished from the Hospital
Staff Nurse series by assignment in a locked detention facility
with (1) clients of various cultural, physical, behavioral and
psychological profiles; (2) extended exposure to odors, fumes,
noises, behaviors and medical conditions associated with detention
facilities; and (3) the constant threat or risk of verbal abuse and
injury.
This classification ranges from entry level in the Correctional
Staff Nurse (CSN) to the journey level experienced in correctional
nursing, performing patient care with limited supervision.
Essential Functions:
Other Functions:
Performs other job-related duties as required.
Employment Standards:
Depending Upon Assignment:
--- A valid California Class "C" Driver's License is required at
the time of appointment. Incumbents may be required to possess and
maintain specific certificates of nursing competency as a condition
of employment.
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
Medical Examination:
--- A thorough physical evaluation is required. Applicants must be
free from conditions which prevent them from performing the work
required of a Correctional Staff Nurse I/II.
Character:
--- Applicants will be required to pass an extensive background
check and be fingerprinted as they must possess and maintain
clearance to be employed in Kern County correction facilities.
Felony convictions will be disqualifying and convictions for
misdemeanors and traffic offenses will be assess on a case-by-case
basis.
Supplemental:
A background check may be required for this classification.
All Kern Medical employees are designated "Disaster Service
Workers". In the event of a disaster or civil disorder, all Kern
Medical employees are to remain at work or to report to work in a
safe and practicable manner.
If position responsibilities require driving a personal vehicle,
then possession of a current valid California Driver's License and
adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and
Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.
If position responsibilities require driving a vehicle owned,
leased or rented by Kern Medical, then possession of a current
valid California Driver's license, a signed authorization for
Release of Drivers Record Information and adherence to the Kern
County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy
(ENG-EC-119) is required.
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