p/>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Provides nursing care to patients in the Jails, including responding to emergencies, first aid, and CPR during emergency response;
· Assists providers with examinations, special procedures and/or specialized therapeutic treatments;
· Accepts orders from practitioners, including called in orders; Gives medication, immunizations and nursing treatment as prescribed by a physician, and notes reactions of patients to medications and treatments;
· Supervises the work of Licensed Practical Nurses, Medical Assistants, and other medical personnel;
· Makes rounds of housing areas, checks patients, nursing stations and supplies;
· Obtains medical history of patients and screens for numerous biopsychosocial needs and/or problems, such as substance abuse, tuberculosis and infectious diseases;
· Performs care for wounds, administers medications, gives injections and assesses patients;
· Counsels and educates patients regarding their health and provider’s orders and the need for further diagnostic tests, and completes referrals to specialists and/or ancillary support services;
· May serve as a member of various health center committees, such as quality assurance and infection control;
· Writes reports, keeps statistics, and maintains charts and spreadsheets on the condition and progress of patients;
· Tracks patients with specific conditions or treatments, such as MAT, diabetes, HIV, etc.
Possession of a license, and a current registration, issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse, or possession of a limited permit issued by New York State to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse..