Medical Officer - Licensed Vocational Nurse​/Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic

Medical Officer - Licensed Vocational Nurse/Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic

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The Health Services division of the HCJPD is responsible for the medical, psychological, and treatment programs within the agency. The services operated within this division include the medical staff that assess and treat youth in the detention center and post-adjudicated facilities. In addition, the division has mental health therapists who provide crisis counseling, and individual, group and family therapy to youth both in the detention center and under community supervision.

Lastly, the Health Services division oversees the four specialty courts that operate within the agency to help address some of the underlying factors that may be impacting a youth’s functioning.

The Medical Officer - Licensed Vocational Nurse/Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (EMT-P) provides safe and effective medical care for all Juveniles in custody. The Medical Officer will practice under the direction/supervision of a Registered Nurse/Physician, providing support to the overall functioning of the medical department. The medical officer will assist in the determination of predictable health care needs of juveniles in custody using a process which includes assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of care and this individual would operate in accordance with the applicable certifying and/or licensing agencies.

• Provide nursing care with a focus on resident's needs, environmental and technical safety; utilizing a four step systemic process (Nursing Process) to deliver patient care. This includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Utilizes a problem solving approach as the basis for decision making in practice, including reporting relevant information to supervising Registered Nurse and/or Physician.
• Performs technical clinical skills, within the scope of practice for a LVN, and in accordance with agency policies and procedures for individual and/or multiple resident assignments.
• Performs diagnostic tests, administers medications, sets up equipment and applies therapeutic treatments.
• Documents relevant information regarding nursing care in patient records, charts and reports.
• Documents observations of residents signs, symptoms, test results, behaviors, and response to medications and treatments.
• Informs, explains and educates residents and family members/guardians regarding medications, relevant treatment information, and disease process.
• Provides pertinent health information, at an appropriate level, and includes meaningful literature to support understanding.
• Demonstrates behaviors that promote development of positive outcomes in relation to the practice of vocational nursing, and provides ethical nursing care in a confidential, caring, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner.
• Assigns specific tasks, activities and functions and maintains appropriate supervision of unlicensed personnel in a structured health care setting for residents with predictable health care needs in accordance with program design and structure.

Equal Opportunity Employer Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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• Minimum of two (2) years of licensed nursing experience (not including clinical hours required for education).

• Licensed by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Current CPR certification.

• Applicable to LVN/EMT-P Applicants:
  Understanding of Standard/Universal Precautions and infection control procedures; knowledge of indications for treatments rendered including medications and the expected outcome, possible side effects and how to identify adverse reactions; understanding of departmental and Agency Policies and Procedures including Standing Orders for care; proper body mechanics; knowledge of applicable pharmacy rules and regulations; knowledge of scope and standards of paramedic and/or vocational nursing…