Comprehensive Care Nurse Practitioner I

COMPREHENSIVE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER I
(Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner)
Correctional Health Services

• Bilingual pay: Qualified employees who meet the criteria found here (page 16) shall receive an additional seventy $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 here (page 14).
• 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 15)
• Other Additional Premium Pays

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

This recruitment will establish an open eligible list that will be used to fill current and future Comprehensive Care Nurse Practitioner I (CCNP I) positions. The eligible list established may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower classifications throughout the County.

DEADLINE TO APPLY

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

The Comprehensive Care Nurse Practitioner I (CCNP I) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) position provides psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, medication management, crisis intervention, and ongoing mental health care to incarcerated adults within the Orange County Jail system. Services are delivered in collaboration with psychiatrists, nursing staff, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and custody personnel.

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and mental status examinations.
• Assess and treat inmates with acute and chronic mental illness, including serious mental illness (SMI), co-occurring disorders, and substance use disorders.
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic medications pursuant to established protocols and scope of practice.
• Respond to urgent psychiatric concerns, including suicide risk, self-harm behaviors, decompensation, and psychiatric emergencies.
• Provide patient education regarding diagnoses, medications, and treatment recommendations.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning and case conferences.
• Coordinate care with psychiatrists, nursing staff, behavioral health clinicians, and custody personnel.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation within the electronic health record.
• Rotate through assigned correctional facilities and specialty housing units as needed.
• Participate in quality improvement, peer review, and ongoing professional development activities.

• Performing psychiatric assessments, including interviewing patients to obtain complete medical histories as well as ordering, interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests and examinations
• Establishing and documenting treatment plans and prognosis, maintaining records of each case that are detailed and complete for any psychiatrist/physician reviewing to evaluate the plan's effectiveness
• Following standardized protocol in initiating drug therapy, taking responsibility for appropriate dosage, indications, contradictions and side effects
• Assuming preceptorship and other supervision responsibilities for Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health nursing students as needed

• Creating a climate of patient-centered care to include confidentiality, privacy, comfort, emotional support, mutual trust, and respect
• Providing genuine and compassionate nursing care towards incarcerated clients
• Applying ethically sound solutions to complex issues related to mentally ill clients
• Relaying essential medical information efficiently to mental health staff for client's continuity of care
• Work collaboratively with other CHS staff and processes, including OC Sheriff personnel

• Working effectively in a changing and stressful environment, and adjusting as necessary
• Reducing jail-related liability risks by being compliant with Federal and State laws and mandated standards
• Being aware of any environmental hazards while working inside the facility
• Being alert and aware of personal safety and security while providing care and/or treatment to unstable or unpredictable clients

• Applicants must NOT have felony convictions or be on any form of probation
• Must be able to pass and maintain background investigation to the satisfaction of the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. Background screening includes: completing a Personal History Form, interview with a background investigator, fingerprinting and may include a polygraph test. Some of the areas considered in the background screening include prior convictions, traffic violations, drug use and credit problems, employment history, professional references and education verification (i.e., degree, license, or official transcripts. Foreign degrees require an evaluation of U.S. equivalency by an agency that is a member of the National Association of Credential Services (N.A.C.E.S.)
• The Correctional facilities are a 24-hour, 7 day a week facility, incumbents must be able to work on weekends, evenings or night shift and holidays

Orange County, as an equal employment opportunity employer,
encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.