Job Description

Job Description

Jackson Nurse Professionals is seeking a travel nurse Correctional for a travel nursing job in Westover, Maryland.

• Specialty: Correctional
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 01/12/2026
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Essential duties and responsibilities of this position are described below and are subject to change by 
\nmanagement, as may be necessitated by changes in business needs, contract requirements, accommodation 
\nrequests or other reasons.
\nPosition Overview
\nProvide shift leader responsibilities overseeing nursing operations for incarcerated patients. Work under the 
\ndirection of Director of Nursing and/or Nursing supervisor and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to 
\nidentify, assess and respond to a wide range of physical, psychological and social needs of the patient.
\nEducation/Credentials/Experience
\n• Must hold valid RN license in practicing state.
\n• Must show current tuberculosis documentation, must be appropriately certified in first aid, 
\nCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) / Basic Life Support (BLS), and automated external defibrillator 
\n(AED) use
\n• Must be able to pass a background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable.
\n• Prior experience providing nursing care and working with a high degree of autonomy is required.
\n• Experience in a correctional environment is preferred.
\nEssential Duties/Responsibilities
\n• Guide and support other nurses, delegating assignments and managing workflow
\n• Oversee patient admissions, discharges and overall efficiency
\n• Address urgent issues, de-escalates conflicts and ensure patient needs are met
\n• Participate in training of new nurses and provide guidance to less experienced staff
\n• Monitors supplies, medications and equipment
\n• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to provide necessary psychiatric nursing care
\n• Develop, implement, evaluate and revise individualized treatment plans 
\n• Provide direct and indirect nursing care to meet physiological, psychosocial and emotional needs of the 
\npatient providing first level of support and clinical expertise stepping in to help with patient care as needed
\n• Coordinate care closely with security staff while maintaining a positive, collaborative relationship
\n• Acquire and maintain current clinical knowledge and skills and professional standards
\n• Identify and maintain professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and 
\nrelationship
\n• Proactive in performance improvement activities as demonstrated by participating in the Continuous Quality 
\nImprovement (CQI) program (peer review; record reviews; membership on the CQI committee as requested) 
\nand modifying clinical practices based on CQI recommendations
\n• Ensure compliance with all facility and Company policies, Federal and State laws, regulations, and 
\nguidelines 
\nJob Title: Registered Nurse Med Charge
\nBusiness Title: Charge RN, RN
\nJob Code: NUR37
\nFLSA: Non-Exempt Latest Review Date: June 2025
\n• Coordinate care closely with security staff while maintaining a positive, collaborative relationship
\n• Maintain an ethical commitment to ensure confidentiality within the limits of a correctional environment
\n• Deliver care in a nonjudgmental/nondiscriminatory manner 
\n• Understand and comply with safety and security rules and regulations of the institution
\n• Other duties as assigned
\nPosition Core Competencies
\n• Problem Solver: Acts collaboratively in resolving problems. Ability to presents solutions rather than 
\njust identifying problems. Can acknowledge when one doesn't know something and willingness to take
\npersonal responsibility for finding a solution.
\n• Team Builder: Works well with others and helps build a cohesive working environment. Helps others 
\nlearn and shares knowledge. Respects diversity of the workplace and individuals unique characteristics.
\n• Communicator: Able to appropriately express opinions in written and verbal form. Clear and articulate
\nwhen speaking with an individual or group and uses audience-appropriate language. Listens to others.
\n• Effective Time Management: Organizes and prioritizes work by devoting adequate time and
\nattention to individual tasks. Effectively plans meetings/keep appointments and multitask effectively.
\n• Attention to Detail: Able to provide accurate and consistent work on a timely basis. Documents
\nimportant details to ensure miscommunications are minimized.
\n• Reliable: Shows commitment/dedication and accountability for work product, and follows through on
\nprojects and goals.
\n• Stress Tolerance: Must be able to effectively handle stressful or adverse situations and work 
\neffectively under difficult conditions. Ability to remains calm while handling volatile, threatening, or 
\nemergency situations. Can remain focused in spite of distractions and interruptions.
\n• Clinical Acumen: Practice nursing reflectively, guided by theory, based on best evidence, and
\nintegrating creative and critical thinking. Manage care to achieve quality, cost effective and ethical 
\noutcomes in the delivery of health care to individual patients and the institution's population.
\nPhysical Demands/Working Conditions
\n• Work is usually performed in a clinical setting.
\n• Must possess general good health and retain sufficient stamina, agility and visual and auditory acuity 
\nnecessary to perform all duties required. Physical activity includes walking, climbing, standing,
\nsitting, bending, stooping, and carrying; repetitive physical activity; repetitive mental activity such as
\nchecking entries in a report, etc.
\n• Must be able to lift, carry, or push weight up to 40 pounds; which may include patients, medicine carts, etc.
\n• Must be able to respond quickly to emergency situations within his/her scope of practice.
\n• May be required to work throughout a large facility, grouping of facilities, or travel between
\nmultiple facilities.
\n• Potential exposure to internal and external hazardous materials, including but not limited to: blood
\nand blood borne pathogens, infectious/communicable diseases, and physical injury from patients.
\nContributing to the Culture of the Organization
\nThis job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that 
\nare required, and are not site-specific. An employee is expected to perform all work assigned regardless of 
\nwhether it is described in the job description. An addendum to this job description may be provided to further 
\ndescribe site-specific requirements, skills and abilities and physical working conditions. Nothing in this job 
\ndescription or any such addenda restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at 
\nany time. Because the Company has contracts with various clients, working conditions at facilities may vary. 
\nVariations include, but are not limited to (1) physical activity (walking, climbing, sitting, lifting, standing, etc.); (2) 
\nbuilding temperatures; (3) types of items and/or equipment permissible within a facility; and (4) access to 
\ntechnology. 

Jackson Nurse Professionals Job ID #1599181. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Filling critical needs in patient care, Jackson Nurse Professionals delivers cost-effective travel nurse staffing solutions to over 500 hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home health clients nationwide. Awarded Best of Staffing - Talent and Client 2024, and rated as a Top Workplace 2023 by the Orlando Sentinel, Jackson Nurse Professionals goes the extra mile to provide travel nurses the career they deserve, while providing clients with a large range of highly skilled nurses to fill short, long-term, and temporary assignments.

As a member of Jackson Healthcare’s family of award-winning staffing companies, we’re part of a growing community that’s impacting 10 million patients nationwide. Join our mission to improve the delivery of patient care, and the lives of everyone we touch.

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