Psychiatric Registered Nurse

**REQUIREMENTS:** **Title** Psychiatric Nursing Program **Client / Department** Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) **Job Title** Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) – Correctional Behavioural Health / Substance Use Disorder Treatment **Work Location** Denver, Canon City, Colorado **Work Mode** On-site at designated CDOC correctional facilities. **Contract Duration** Initial period through June 30, 2027, subject to final contract execution; potential extensions up to five years total. **Mandatory License** Active, unencumbered Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license. **Mandatory Psychiatric Experience** Dedicated, verifiable inpatient psychiatric nursing experience. **Mandatory SUD Experience** Proven clinical experience with individuals diagnosed with SUDs. **Minimum Clinical Experience** Modification 1 does not prescribe a specific minimum number of years of psychiatric RN experience. **Educational Qualifications** Nursing education required for RN licensure. Exhibit G includes Bachelor’s-degree fields, but Modification 1 does not expressly require a BSN. **Preferred Experience** Correctional healthcare, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, SUD treatment, dual-diagnosis care, residential behavioral health, psychiatric stabilization. **Medication Administration** Administer routine, emergency, and involuntary medications per CDOC nursing policies and procedures. **Medication Monitoring** Review medication logs daily, monitor adherence, identify noncompliance, and alert medical providers. **Psychiatric Nursing** Provide clinical nursing support for psychiatric disorders, substance-use complications, and co-occurring conditions. **Patient Education** Educate patients regarding SUDs, medication adherence, psychiatric and medical complications, and comorbidities. **Individual Therapeutic Sessions** Facilitate individual therapeutic/educational sessions using prescribed materials within RN scope. **Group Sessions** Facilitate structured group education concerning SUDs, comorbidities, treatment engagement, and stabilization. **Multidisciplinary Collaboration** Attend mandatory meetings with medical, psychiatric, clinical, and correctional teams. **Testing** Administer urine analysis testing as needed. **Clinical Documentation** Maintain accurate medication and patient-care documentation in accordance with CDOC policies. **Experience Requirements** Complete template fields accurately, including generic project-management/stakeholder-meeting questions where applicable. Show the amended clinical qualifications clearly; do not invent credentials. **Education** Degree, year, institution, program, major, and minor where applicable. **Certifications** Certification/affiliation name, description, and completion date; list and verify Colorado RN license. **Minimum References Required** At least 3 professional/client references for each proposed candidate. Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week Benefits: * Flexible schedule * Referral program License/Certification: * RN License (Required) * Drivers License (Required) Location: * Colorado Springs, CO 80949 (Required) Shift availability: * Day Shift (Preferred) * Night Shift (Preferred) Ability to Commute: * Colorado Springs, CO 80949 (Required) Ability to Relocate: * Colorado Springs, CO 80949: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Preferred) Willingness to travel: * 100% (Preferred) Work Location: In person