Comprehensive Care Nurse - Correctional Health Services

COMPREHENSIVE CARE NURSE I (Registered Nurse) Correctional Health Services

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

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 16) shall receive an additional $0.70 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 (page 13).
• 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 (page 15).

Other Additional Premium Pays (link omitted)

This recruitment is open to the public. This recruitment is being held to establish an open eligible list that will be used to fill current and future Comprehensive Care Nurse I positions within the Health Care Agency, Correctional Health Services. This recruitment may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower classifications.

This recruitment will remain open on a continuous basis until the needs of the County are met. Candidates who are placed on the eligible list will remain on the eligible list for six (6) months and may be considered/referred for selection/hiring interviews. After six (6) months, candidates must reapply to receive further consideration.

The County Health Care Agency 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 (5) service areas – Strategy and Special Projects, Behavioral Health 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 (CHS), Adult Correctional Health Services (ACHS) program provides medical, dental, nursing, infection control, health education and pharmaceutical services at a community standard of care. Mental Health services include 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 (5) correctional facilities.

• Obtain vital signs such as: temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and pain scale assessment.
• Perform comprehensive and focused physical assessments, interpret data collected, and refer to higher level of care as necessary, including:
  • Obtaining comprehensive medical, mental health, family, and social history.
  • Interpreting vital signs results.
  • Wound care treatment and management.
  • Documenting in SOAP (Subjective‑Objective‑Assessment‑Plan) format on electronic health record.
  • Treating clients based on nursing standardized procedures.
• Review of health records, summarize and synthesize patient information, and give a comprehensive hand‑off at shift change or outside facility transfers utilizing a discharge‑summary form or verbal report.
• Participate in staff development and educational programs to maintain professional competency.
• Participate in 5150…