Nurse

Job Title

Medical Care Provider for Inmates

Job Description

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

This position does not supervise other employees. Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• 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.

This position reviews, edits, and provides recommendations on project and team related budgets. Provides project research support on employee training and development projects.

This position explains County procedures or processes. Communicates and reports inmates' medical needs. This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, emails, reports and medical supply requisitions.

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.

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. Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR.

Supplemental Information

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.