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Job description
The mission of Correctional Managed Care is to address the healthcare needs of underserved patient populations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD).n nJOB SUMMARY : n nProvides basic technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas.n nESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS : nnCollects, reports and documents data: vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collects specimens.
nPerforms and reports POCT.
nAssists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient's plan of care.
nProvides for patients' personal hygiene.
nAssists with feeding.
nAmbulates, positions, and turns patients and cares for the patient with altered mobility.
nAssists with patient safety related to age and condition.
nAssists with patient restraints, patient specific safety precautions, collects, reports and documents data related to patient needs/emergencies and usual patient and family behavior, and cares for the patient from a correctional environment.
nMaintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
nProvides and maintains a clean, safe environment and performs and/or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
nMaintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
nAdheres to internal controls and reporting structure established for department.
nPerforms related duties as required.
n nEQUIPMENT : n nStandard patient care supplies, equipment and mechanical devices.n nWORK ENVIRONMENT : nMay be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing & non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients or others.
n nnLocated within the confines of a prison, jail or juvenile detention center. Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.
Worksite address
huntsville, TX, 77344, US
Who can apply
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