San Mateo County Health's Correctional Health Services is seeking qualified and experienced Correctional Health Nurses to perform varied professional nursing duties with primary emphasis on professional nursing care for inmates within a locked correctional facility; treat and educate patients about various medical conditions; record medical histories and symptoms; perform diagnostic tests and analyze results; operate medical machinery; administer treatment and medications to over 100 patients in an 8-hour shift; assist with patient follow-up and rehabilitation; and perform other duties as assigned and required. Correctional facilities include the Maguire and Maple Street Correctional Centers (Redwood City) and Youth Services Center (San Mateo).
Correctional Health Services is a rewarding place to work where the main goal is to keep our patients safe and healthy during their incarceration. Nursing staff work well with custody staff, where you can challenge yourself to develop skills in a place where autonomy is highly valued.
The current vacancies are for five benefitted regular full-time (1.0 FTE) Correctional Health Nurses at our Maguire and Maple Street Correctional Centers in Redwood City and at our Youth Services Center in San Mateo for a variety of shifts.
Under general direction, Correctional Health Nurses are fully competent to independently perform a full range of professional nursing duties and procedures requiring one to exercise a high degree clinical judgment. Incumbents also provide lead direction to other nursing and paraprofessional personnel.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Administer treatment and medications to over 100 patients within an 8-hour shift.
- Complete patient assessments and triage, as well as record patient histories, symptoms, and observations.
- Establish and implement nursing care plans for each patient through assessment, development, activation, and evaluation.
- Participate in patient case conferences and rounds.
- Organize, assign, and supervise duties and responsibilities of other staff members as a team leader.
- Orient and teach new staff members of the nursing team and students.
- Perform nursing care following prescribed rules, policies, protocol, and procedures.
- Identify problems, assist in data gathering, propose solutions and participate in evaluation of quality assurance issues.
- Work with patients and their families to provide in-hospital and after-hospital follow-up through teaching and referral.
- Participate in educational programs to maintain level of expertise.
- Maintain records and prepare reports.
- Operate a variety of medical machinery and equipment.
- Develop discharge plans for patients.
- Perform related duties as assigned and as required by assigned work setting.
Licensure/Certification: Possession of a California license as a Registered Nurse or equivalent and a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Knowledge of: Nurse Practice Act; current nursing and related medical theory and skills necessary to administer nursing care within assigned clinical setting; safety and infection control practices; and clinical systems, supplies, and equipment.
Skill/Ability to: Perform nursing procedures required for assigned clinical setting; comply with clinical procedures and policies; maintain professional nurse-patient relationships; communicate with and educate patients, families, and the public who come from a diverse background; work harmoniously with other personnel; follow safety practices; assist in the instruction of other nursing and paraprofessional personnel; and work in a busy environment.
Open & Promotional. Anyone may apply. Current County of San Mateo and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, Confidential and Management extra-help/limited term, and SEIU or AFSCME represented extra help/limited term positions prior to the final filing date will receive five points added to their final passing score on this examination.
IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to https://jobs.smcgov.org/ to apply.
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