Correctional Health Nurse II

• Serves as the team leader of the medical team on a 12.5hour rotating shift;

• Provides guidance and support to lowerlevel medical staff in the administration of appropriate and effective medical care to inmates;

• Performs quality audits to ensure staff adheres to agency operating procedures and health care standards adopted by the American Correctional Association the
  National Commission of Correctional Health Care the Virginia Board of Corrections and the Virginia Board of Health Professionals;

• Conducts new hire orientation peer monitoring and training;

• Assists the supervisor with scheduling and the delegation of assignments;

• Assists the supervisor with developing and implementing new initiatives operational processes and/or procedures;

• Provides direct health care services to Adult Detention Center inmates;

• Conducts admission interviews to gather medical mental health and social histories;

• Performs medical dental and mental health screenings and/or assessments;

• Provides therapeutic nursing services including administers tests (e.g. PPD pregnancy testing) and injections dispensing medications and collecting vital signs;

• Reviews and interprets laboratory and diagnostic test results for advanced level practitioner followup;

• Assesses and identifies contributing or cooccurring mental health issues determines risk of harm to self and/or others;

• Monitors medical status of patients through the acute and chronic disease management and the withdrawal/detoxification of alcohol and processes;

• Triages and refers the patients to the staff physician nurse practitioner dentist mental health or substance use disorder professional;

• Administers medication as ordered by the authorizing authority and in accordance with standard operating procedures;

• Documents all treatment and counseling on the appropriate records;

• Ensures proper protective equipment is worn or used;

• Maintains universalprecautions andpromotes their observance by all agency staff.

• Knowledge of nursing standards theories principles practices methods and protocols;
• Knowledge of federal state and local regulations policy and procedures relating to the nursing services provision;
• Knowledge of training principles and techniques;
• Knowledge of general operations in the Adult Detention Center;
• Knowledge of available community resources for referral continuity of care and/or community reintegration;
• Knowledge of human growth and development anatomy and physiology pharmacology (e.g. medication therapeutic use side effects contraindications) preventive medicine epidemiology and nutrition;
• Knowledge of federal and state pharmacology regulations specific to the storage dispensing and administration of medications;
• Knowledge of psychiatric psychological and/or sociological terminology and concepts;
• Knowledge of substance use disorders addiction signs and symptoms assessment techniques and applicable treatment interventions;
• Ability to effectively guide educate and motivate nursing personnel;
• Ability to assess and monitor the effects of medical and psychiatric medications;
• Ability to maintain security of the work environment and comply with facility rules regulations policies and directives;
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers public and private organizations and community medical and mental health providers;
• Ability to maintain composure in fastpaced potentially stressful situations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing with a bachelors degree in nursing; plus one year of postlicensure experience as a nurse; or an associates degree accredited by the National League for Nursing or equivalent program; plus two years of postlicensure experience as a nurse.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in an Emergency Room (ER) or an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• Background working in correctional health.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Lie Support (ACLS) (Required within 12 months)
• CCHPRN CertificationRequired within 12 months