Nurse, Healthcare Nursing

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.

This position does not supervise other employees.

• Conduct head-to-toe assessments on inmates, including vital signs (20% of time).
• Manage and administer medications (50% of time).
• Maintain medical documentation (10% of time).
• Manage caseload, calling on records when needed (10% of time).
• Participate in training sessions, mock codes, drills and seminars (10% of time).
• Perform 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 and 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.

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.

Pharmacology, nursing, first aid, and CPR.

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

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.

• Routinely stands to attend to customers; occasionally stands to perform custodian work.
• Routinely sits to complete reports; 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 and gadgets.
• Incumbents may be required to occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, and twist to attend to medical needs of patients.

Incumbents generally perform work in medical exam rooms and may spend time in office environments.

Exposure to physical danger, chemical hazards, blood borne pathogens, communicable diseases, hostile patients, verbal abuse, and emotional individuals.

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

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