Registered Mental Health Nurse: Correctional Settings
Core
Deliver comprehensive mental health nursing care and suicide prevention strategies for prisoners in correctional facilities.
Role type
Registered Mental Health Nurse (Psychiatric)
Builds
Mental health care plans and suicide prevention programs for incarcerated individuals
Domain
Healthcare + Corrections
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Psychiatric nursing, crisis intervention, medical emergency response, physical assessment, venipuncture, suicide prevention strategies
Preferred skills
Post-graduate psychiatric experience, ability to work without direct supervision
Technologies
Information technology systems for health records
Responsibilities
Develop and implement suicide and self-harm strategies, coordinate physical and mental health assessments for new receptions, define and maintain nursing practice standards, develop mental health nursing care plans for high-risk prisoners
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC