Comprehensive Care Nurse - Correctional Health Services

COMPREHENSIVE CARE NURSE I (Registered Nurse)

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

• Bilingual pay: Qualified employees who meet the criteria found on page 16 will receive an additional seventy $0.70 cents per hour for all hours paid.
• Night Shift Differential pay: Employees assigned to a night shift will receive a differential for each hour worked. Pay rate is determined by shift hours on page 13.
• Nurse Hiring Incentive: Upon completion of new employee probation, eligible employees shall receive a one‑time lump sum incentive of $1,000, within 2 pay periods.
• Nurse Retention: Upon completion of 10,400 service hours (approximately 5 years of service) in a Nurse classification, you will receive 3% of your annual base salary as a one‑time lump sum payment.
• Jail Supplement pay: An employee in this classification who is assigned to work in an adult or juvenile correctional or institutional facility shall receive an additional $1.50 per hour for all paid hours.
• Call-Back pay: An employee in this classification who returns to work because of an agency/department request shall be eligible for Call-Back pay as detailed on page 15.

• Obtain vital signs such as: temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and pain scale assessment
• Perform comprehensive and focused physical assessments, interpret data collected, and refer to higher level of care as necessary, including:
  • Obtaining comprehensive medical, mental health, family, and social history
  • Interpreting vital signs results
  • Wound care treatment and management
  • Documenting in SOAP (Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan) format on electronic health record
  • Treating clients based on nursing standardized procedures
• Review of health records, summarize and synthesize patient information, and give a comprehensive hand off at shift change or outside facility transfers utilizing a discharge-summary form or verbal report
• Participate in staff development and educational programs to maintain professional competency
• Participate in 5150 training; must pass and maintain certification (training will be provided)
• May perform other related duties as needed

The ACHS facility is a 24‑hour, 7‑days per week facility. Incumbents must be able to work on weekends, evenings or night shift, and holidays. Nursing staff work six (6), twelve (12) hour shifts, and one eight (8) hour shift per two (2) week pay period. Days off are every other weekend and rotating week days.

• Chronic illnesses that are medical and mental health related such as: substance use disorders, etc.
• HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guidelines
• Performing triage and assessment
• Performing emergency, medical, mental health, prenatal care and other specialized care
• Willing and having the ability to testify competently if subpoenaed by court
• Using technology and other healthcare related systems effectively

• Working effectively in a changing and stressful environment, and adjusting as necessary
• Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and communicating professionally at all times

• Managing multiple clients needing triage effectively and efficiently
• Making sound clinical treatment decisions
• Being aware of any environmental hazards while working inside the jail facility
• Being alert and aware of personal safety and security matters while providing care and/or treatment to medical and mental health clients
• Reducing jail‑related liability risks by being compliant with Federal and State laws and mandated standards

• Incumbents must NOT have felony convictions or be on any form of probation.
• Must be able to pass and maintain background investigation to the satisfaction of the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. Background screening includes completion of a Personal History Form, interview with a background investigator, fingerprinting, and may include a polygraph test. Some of the areas considered in…