Comprehensive Care Licensed Vocational Nurse; CHS

COMPREHENSIVE CARE LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE - Correctional Health Services (CHS)

In addition to the hourly salary, eligible applicants may receive premium pay for the items listed below.

• Bilingual pay: Qualified employees who meet the criteria found (page 18) shall receive an additional seventy $0.70 cents per hour for all hours paid.
• Night Shift Differential pay: Employees assigned to a night shift shall be paid a night shift differential for each hour actually worked on the assigned night shift. Pay rate is determined by assigned shift hours found here (page 15).
• Nurse Hiring Incentive: Upon completion of new employee probation, eligible employees shall receive a one-time lump sum incentive of $1,000, within 2 pay periods.
• Nurse Retention: Upon completion of 10,400 service hours (approximately 5 years of service) in a Nurse classification, you will receive 3% of your annual base salary as a one-time lump sum payment.
• Jail Supplement pay: An employee in this classification who is assigned to work in an adult or juvenile correctional or institutional facility shall receive an additional $1.50 per hour for all paid hours.
• Call-Back pay: An employee in this classification who returns to work because of an agency/department request shall be eligible for Call-Back pay as detailed here (page 17).
• Other Additional Premium Pays

This recruitment is open to the public and will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days and will remain open on a continuous basis until 11:59 p.m. (PST) on the day the County's needs are met. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

This list will be used to fill current and future Comprehensive Care Licensed Vocational Nurse positions within the Health Care Agency, Correctional Health Services. This eligible list may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower classifications throughout the County of Orange.

The County of Orange, Health Care Agency (HCA) is a dynamic organization dedicated to creating and supporting an environment that promotes the achievement of optimal individual, family and community health. Under the leadership of the Agency Director, a dynamic executive team with an organizational structure comprised of five service areas - Strategy and Special Projects, Mental Health and Recovery Services, Correctional Health Services, Medical Health Services and Public Health Services - is committed to meeting the health needs of the diverse Orange County community.

The Correctional Health Services program (CHS) provides medical, dental, nursing, infection control, health education, and pharmaceutical services at a community standard of care, and provides mental health services including 24-hour emergency triage and crisis intervention, suicide prevention, treatment beds, individual and group therapy, substance use counseling, medication assessment and discharge planning to all adult inmates in the County's five correctional facilities.

The Juvenile Health Services program has two clinics — Juvenile Hall Health Clinic and Orangewood Family Health Clinic.

This Comprehensive Care Licensed Vocational Nurse (CCLVN) position is in the Adult Correctional Health Services division, which is responsible for basic and emergency medical services for approximately 6,000 inmates per day, and over 60,000 inmates per year. The CCLVN responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Administration of regular and PRN (Pro Re Nata) medication
• Use of electronic health records (EHR) to accurately enter and document patient data, administer medications including insulin
• Prepare and collect lab specimens, including blood, urine, saliva, stool and nasal/pharyngeal samples
• Perform EKG (electrocardiogram), visual acuity, vital signs, PPD (tuberculosis test) placement, blood glucose testing, basic wound care, ambulatory clinic procedures and screening exams
• Perform skills of an emergency first responder
• Recognize normal vs. abnormal findings and report such findings to on duty registered nurses
• Conduct and maintain inventory, adequate stock of medication, and supplies for assigned work area
• Maintain assigned work area daily and ensure that work areas are inspection ready at all times
• Assist onsite and telemedicine/telepsychiatry providers
• Participate in conferences, committee meetings, staff development and education programs to increase or maintain professional competency
• May perform other job-related duties as needed

The initial vacancies will be for the night shift

CHS is a 24 hour, 7 days a week operation. Incumbents must be able to work days, weekends, evenings or night shifts, and holidays. Nursing staff work six (6), twelve (12) hour shifts, and one eight (8) hour shift per two (2) week pay period. Days off are every other weekend and rotating week days.

The ideal candidate will have experience in an acute care, correctional setting, and/or other similar institutional type of setting and will…