Staff Nurse Mental Health PT Days UCHC EMCFW

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Part Time UCHC Mental Health Staff Nurse for Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, located in Clinton, NJ

The Staff Nurse utilizes the nursing process to meet a variety of health care needs with ambulatory care as a primary focus for inmates in the New Jersey Department of Corrections.



Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Provides direct and indirect nursing care to meet physiological and emotional needs of the resident-patient including adolescents (13-17 years), adults (18 to 64 years) and their family within the framework established by the correctional system.

Performs assessments of resident-patient in a variety of settings such as initial intake area, health care unit for sick call, emergency situations in housing, chronic care clinics and infirmary.

Works with a variety of health care professionals and security o...