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. · Good knowledge of nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practice · Good knowledge of medical procedures, sanitation, personal hygiene and dietetics · Skill in the application of professional nursing techniques and practices · Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of support staff in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale · Ability to follow oral and written instructions of a technical and professional nature in exact detail and to administer therapeutic treatments prescribed by a physician · Ability to recognize and interpret symptoms and make assessments · Ability to instruct subordinates and other people in basic nursing care · Ability to deal with each patient sympathetically and tactfully, while at the same time carry out the treatment prescribed for them · Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position · Must be punctual, professional, and dress appropriately.