Nurse

Purpose of the Job

The purpose of this position is to provide continuity of care for inmates. This position conducts inmate medical assessments, manages medications, manages a caseload, participates in training and related events and maintains documentation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts head-to-toe assessments on inmates, which includes vital signs. (20%)
• Manages and administers medications. (50%)
• Maintains medical documentation. (10%)
• Manages caseload, calling on records when needed. (10%)
• Participates in training sessions, mock codes, drills and seminars. (10%)

Budget Responsibilities

This position reviews, edits, and provides recommendations on project and team related budgets.

Project Responsibilities

Provides project research support on employee training and development projects.

Oral Communication Duties

• Explains County procedures or processes.
• Communicates and reports inmates’ medical needs.

Written Communication Duties

• Creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails, reports and medical supply requisitions.

Interactions with the General Public

• Interacts regularly with internal coworkers and other departmental personnel over the telephone, by email, and/or in person.
• Incidental contact with the public may occur as part of the work location.

Interactions Specifically with Customers

• Always (More than 85% in a year)

Minimum Education/Directly Related Experience Required

• Minimum Education Required: Associate’s Degree in Nursing or above, Licensed Practical Nurse
• Minimum Years of Directly Related Experience Required: Some experience providing medical care to inmates in detention or jail facility preferred. New graduates may receive on-the-job experience.

Professional Credentials Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR

Knowledge Required

• Pharmacology, nursing, first aid, and CPR.

Skills Required

• Active listening, critical thinking, problem recognition, problem solving, diversity awareness, troubleshooting, time management and multi-tasking,

Physical Demands

• Routinely stands to attend to customers;
• Sometimes sits to complete report;
• Sometimes sits to attend to other duties.
• May be required to lift work related materials or equipment up to 10 lbs.
• Occasionally requires dexterity for special medical machines;
• Occasionally requires dexterity for special medical gadgets.
• Incumbents in this position may be required to occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, and twist to attend to medical needs of patients.

Work Environment

• Generally performs work in medical exam rooms.
• May spend time in office environment.

Safety Risk Exposure

• May become exposed to physical danger, chemical hazards, bloodborne pathogens, communicable diseases, hostile patients, verbal abuse and emotional individuals.

Protective Gear & Safety Manuals

• Incumbents in this position are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department.

Consequences of Error

• Errors can result in property damage, individual injury, or loss of life.