Nurse

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct intake screening on all new offenders transferred to facility within 72 hours of arrival
• Act on an on-call basis in order to respond to unexpected and urgent medical situations. When unavailable to act on an on-call basis and/or taking extended leave (i.e. vacation), must arrange for a qualified replacement to act on an on-call basis.
• Schedule medical and dental appointments.  With assistance of Warden, coordinate transportation to/from appointments.  If unavailable for scheduling/transportation, Warden or designee will arrange offender to be transported for clinic appointment.  If nurse was unavailable for scheduling/transportation, obtain updates on appointments from the Warden or appropriate company designee. 
• Order medications, as prescribed, following medical/dental appointments
• Validate and organize medications for dispensing
• Monitor MAR (Medication Administration Record) for offender medication compliance
• Provide Medical Compliance Form to offenders taking medications.  Form to include inmate and appropriate company representative signatures.  
• Maintain accurate medical records, reports and other related documentation for all offenders
• Order appropriate diets for offenders with special needs, including food allergies, low sodium and/or diabetic meal trays
• Conduct blood pressure checks for offenders with hypertension as needed or a minimum of every month
• Monitor capillary blood glucose levels on diabetic offenders as needed or at a minimum of every week. Offender must record glucose levels on back of MAR (Medication Administration Record).
• Monitor and conduct monthly Tuberculosis screenings to insure all offenders screened once annually
• Monitor and conduct annually Tuberculosis screenings for staff at each facility
• Maintain syringe inventory daily
• Maintain refrigerator temperature log on  daily basis
• Prepare monthly report on the number of medical, dental, vision and ER visits for all offenders 
• Prepare monthly report on number of Tuberculosis screens performed and total prescriptions received for the month 

License, Education, Experience

Must be a licensed nurse.

Employee is required to maintain professional license(s) by completing appropriate training, continuing education, etc.

Physical Demands:

Lifting from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; Standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling , crouching/squatting;  Lifting or moving offenders.

Work Environment:

Location:

Climatic/Environmental Conditions: Various weather conditions. Noise level in work environment may range from moderate to loud.

The items listed above cover the principal duties of this job. This description shall not be construed as a complete listing of all miscellaneous, incidental, or similar duties that may be required of this job. This job description and job conditions are subject to change, as needed in accordance with company or client requirements.