Nurse

Job Title: Medical Care Provider

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 - Time Spent:

·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%

Performs other duties as assigned.

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:

This position explains County procedures or processes. Communicates and reports inmates' medical needs.

Written Communication Duties:

This position 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:

Associate's Degree in Nursing or above, Licensed Practical Nurse

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,

Abilities Required:

Fully and quickly comprehend spoken words, solve problems sensibly and swiftly, maintain hand eye, coordination, maintain calm demeanor in stressful situations, consider options, risks and benefits.

Physical Demands:

Routinely stands to attend to customers; occasionally stands to perform custodian work. Routinely sits to complete report; occasionally 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:

Incumbents in this position generally perform work in medical exam rooms. Incumbents in this position may spend time in office environment.

Safety Risk Exposure:

Incumbents in this position 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:

Potential errors can result in property damage, individual injury, or loss of life.