Ice Rn Jobs in Austin, TX (NOW HIRING)

The Registered Nurse provides direct care to ICE detainees, including assessments, triage, medication administration, and emergency response. Responsibilities include coordinating care, maintaining documentation, and ensuring compliance with IHSC policies. The role requires clinical expertise, adaptability to changing schedules, and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team in a detention setting.
This position is only open to USPHS officers and Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidates.Qualifications:

COMPETENCIES:

1. Cultural Competency.
2. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
3. Active listening skills.
4. Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.
5. Integrity/Honesty.
6. Adult learner teaching skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
2. Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detainees or staff exiting the building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self).
3. The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency situation, such as running short distance, prolonged standing and working in an austere environment.
4. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.

Education:

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Must be a Bachelor prepared Registered Nurse. Must be licensed by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
2. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act for the licensing state and/or the state in which one practices nursing.
3. Maintains current/documented professional license.
4. Maintains current CPR/BLS certification.
5. Maintains USPHS Basic Readiness status.
6. Minimum of one year of professional nursing experience.
7. Knowledge of a wide range of complex nursing concepts, principles, and practices to perform nursing assessments of considerable variety to include mental health, medical surgical, ambulatory and emergency nursing care.
8. Professional credentials/Certification appropriate to current job specialty.
9. Knowledge of medication administration guidelines, and pharmaceutical agents and their desired and adverse effects in order to recognize untoward effects and take appropriate corrective measures.
10. Knowledge of managing non-compliant patients, special needs populations, and patients with significant deficits in coping skills, thereby requiring continuing professional clinical support.
11. Knowledge of nursing management and leadership skills.
12. Knowledge of team building principles.
13. Knowledge of forensic nursing concepts and principles.
14. Intermediate knowledge of computerized data base, sources, and reporting methodologies.
15. Flexibility and ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and work requirements.
16. Spanish language proficiency preferred, not required.

Employment Type: OTHER