Medical Officer - Licensed Vocational Nurse​/Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic; EMT-P PT

About Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD)

Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (HCJPD) is the third-largest juvenile justice agency in the country and the second-largest department in Harris County, employing over 1,200 professionals dedicated to youth justice transformation and reform. HCJPD is committed to improving outcomes for youth, reducing racial disproportionality, and ensuring a safe environment for both staff and residents. We continuously innovate by implementing systemic changes to lower detention populations and promote positive youth development.

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) Part Time 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 agency.

• Provides care with a focus on resident need, environmental and technical safety; utilizing a four step systemic 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 nursing skills within the scope of practice for a LVN or EMT‑P 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 care in patient records, charts and reports.
• Documents observations of youth signs, symptoms, test results, behaviors, and response to medications and treatments.
• Informs, explains and educates residents and family members/guardians regarding medication, relevant treatment information, and disease processes.
• 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 or par medicine and provides ethical care in a confidential, caring, non‑judgmental, non‑discriminatory manner.
• Assigns specific tasks, activities and functions and maintains appropriate supervision of unlicensed personnel in structured health care settings for residents with predictable health care needs in accordance with program design and structure.

• Certified/Licensed EMT‑P care OR currently licensed as a Vocational Nurse by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Minimum of one (1) year of certified/licensed EMT‑P care OR licensed nursing experience (not including clinical hours required for educational completion).
• Current CPR certification.

• Knowledge of scope and standards of paramedic and/or vocational nursing practice where applicable.
• Knowledge of Texas Board of Nurse Examiners Nurse Practice Act and nursing care standards.
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