Pay $42.00 per hour
Shift Differential
$2.00 per hour from 6a to 2p
$6.00 per hour from 2p to 6p
$8.00 per hour from 6p to 6a
- Assesses physical, psychological, and social dimensions of patients within the health care unit and, as necessary, in the housing units.
- Applies knowledge of available resources in obtaining a health history and in assessment process.
- Provides a written assessment of the patient on admission, during confinement, and on discharge as requested.
- Summarizes assessment data and makes a triage decision which is documented and communicated to other patient care providers.
- Plans an individual treatment program.
- Utilize available treatment protocols as written by the psychiatrist.
- Utilizes referral process to appropriate providers as necessary.
- Applies knowledge and utilizes available resources in planning care and patient teaching.
- Consults as necessary with nurses, physicians, correctional officers, etc.
- Implements individual treatment programs in the health care unit and, as necessary, in the housing units.
- Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Intervenes with proper technique, procedures and safety precautions to meet the individual needs of patients.
- Implements mental health plans through the administering of medications in accordance with physician’s orders.
- Intervenes by administering medications according to proper techniques and procedures, including IV therapy and all other approved routes of administration.
- Utilizes pharmacology knowledge and available resources to include drug reaction and overdose in administering medications.
- Implements mental health plans through obtaining diagnostic tests in accordance with physician’s orders.
- Intervenes by obtaining the body fluids specimens using proper techniques and procedures.
- Implements treatment plans as ordered by the physician or appropriate therapist.
- Intervenes with proper techniques / procedures and available resources.
- Implements nutrition and therapeutic diet plans as ordered by physicians.
- Intervenes by using established therapeutic diet plan referral processes.
- Utilizes knowledge and available resources for nutrition and therapeutic diets as established by facility.
- Documents nursing encounters, utilizing the SOAP form of charting as required.
- Communicates information to other nursing staff, physicians, medical unit supervisory personnel, correctional officers and department heads.
- Respects the dignity and confidentiality of patients.
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