RN Corrections (Nights) - Milan, NM

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Nights
Location: Milan, NM
Schedule: 36 hours/week, night 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) provides direct and supervisory nursing care for incarcerated individuals, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate treatment within a secure facility. The role requires strong clinical judgment, adaptability, and a commitment to maintaining both patient care standards and correctional security.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive nursing care in accordance with state licensure and correctional healthcare policies.
• Assist providers during examinations, treatments, and sick call visits.
• Dispense, administer, and document medication distribution, including pill call.
• Perform patient assessments, triage illnesses and injuries, and coordinate referrals to higher-level care when necessary.
• Supervise and support LVN/LPN staff and unlicensed medical personnel.
• Maintain accurate and confidential medical records in compliance with standards.
• Monitor inmate hospitalizations and assist with early releases as directed.
• Respond to medical emergencies and perform rescue functions in crises or disasters.
• Conduct safety checks of medical units and secure medical supplies.
• Provide health counseling and education to inmates/residents as required.

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:

• Prior correctional or behavioral health nursing experience.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to remain calm and effective in high-stress, secure environments.