NURSE SPECIALIST(Job Id 47079) Position Available In Merrimack, New Hampshire

NURSE SPECIALIST

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Job ID:

47079)

Location:

US:

NH:

CONCORDOccupation Category:

29-0000

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical OccupationsEmployment Type:

FULL-TIMEPost Date:

04/24/2025

Close Date:

05/27/2025

Salary:

42.970-58.060 USD

• State of New Hampshire Job Posting
• Department of Corrections
• Division of Medical and Forensic ServicesConcord, NHNURSE SPECIALISTPosition #40709$42.97/hour
• $58.06/hour
• This position receives Hazardous Duty Pay, paid biweekly at $60. The above numbers do not reflect this addition.

• Schedule:

  2 shifts from 18:45

• 07:00 and 2 shifts from 22:45
• 07:00 with rotating days off.

This position offers a Trainee Status

• at the following pay rate: $41.

23.Candidates hired at a Trainee Status must meet minimum qualifications within one (1) year of hire date.

The State of New Hampshire, Department of Corrections, Division of Medical and Forensic Services has a full-time vacancy for a Nurse Specialist located in Concord, NH.

• Summary
• :

Plans, organizes, provides, and directs professional nursing duties within a health services setting to provide specialized care, while working in close and immediate contact with prisoners on a daily basis.

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS

Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience and/or each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• :•Education•:

Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university with major study in nursing, human services, psychology, or a related field.

Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.

• Experience
• :

Three years’ experience as a registered nurse in areas such as ambulatory care, correctional nursing, emergency care, psychiatric nursing, medical surgical nursing, school nursing, pediatrics or other nursing specialty areas related to the certifications noted in the following section, #3. Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

• License/Certification:

• Current license as a Registered Nurse in New Hampshire.

Current certification in CPR.Must possess one or more of the following certifications: ANCC certification in Ambulatory Care Nursing, Cardiac-Vascular Nursing, Gerontological Nursing, Informatics Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing Case Management, Nursing Professional Development, Pain Management Nursing, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing; NCCHC certification as Correctional Health Professional-RN; NCBDE certification as Diabetes Educator; AADE Board Certification in Advanced Diabetes Management; APIC certification in Infection Prevention and Control; National Alliance of Wound Care certification in Wound Care.

• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• :

Successful completion of the Corrections Academy and continuing Certification as correctional line personnel as established by the certifying authority.

• Responsibilities
• :

Plans and organizes nursing care services within a health services center of a correctional facility.

Provides nursing care through the development and implementation of nursing care plans collaborating with a multidisciplinary team including medical and forensics and security staff.

Assists Nurse Coordinator in development and implementation of a team-based care model and primary care nursing for target populations.

Leads the nursing team in developing expertise to serve as a champion in specific clinical areas and ensuring that patient education for specific conditions is included as part of thetreatment plan.

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