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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: San Quentin, CA
Salary: $17.00 to 18.00/hour

JOB SUMMARY:

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>1.Give a basic level of general behavioral
and psychiatric nursing care to mentally or
developmentally disabled patient-inmates/youths
2.Conduct daily clinical rounds and
monitoring of patient-inmates/youths with signs
and symptoms of mental illness
3.Under general supervision of a Registered
Nurse RN or Medical Doctor MD, perform
psychiatric nursing procedures, such as administer
medications and treatments, including hypodermic
injections, take and chart temperature, pulse,
blood pressure and respiration, and all other
basic general nursing procedures within the scope
of licensure
4.Work with other disciplines as part of
Treatment Team in the development of treatment
plans and objectives from assessments in providing
an overall treatment program for patient-
inmates/youths
5.Assist in the development of group and
individual therapy regimens. Act as a provider of
group therapy to patient-inmates/youths
6.Provide liaison activities with custody
personnel in management of mentally or
developmentally disabled patient-inmates/youths
7.Observe patient-inmates/youths physical
condition and behavior, and report significant
changes
8.Prepare and coordinate clinical
appointment dates and times, and assist in having
patient-inmates/youths present at their clinical
appointments
9.Assist in first responder duties, such as
giving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR and
first aid as needed
10.Follow completely and accurately all
documentation procedures as required by the
CDCR/CCHCS and
11.Help to create a safe, secure and
therapeutic environment for patient-
inmates/youths.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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1 year Not stated