Rev 11/2013 / Position Code
State of Michigan
Civil Service Commission
CapitolCommonsCenter, P.O. Box 30002
Lansing, MI48909
POSITION DESCRIPTION
This position description serves as the official classification document of record for this position. Please complete this form as accurately as you can as the position description is used to determine the proper classification of the position.
2.Employee’s Name (Last, First, M.I.) / 8. Department/Agency
Corrections
3.Employee Identification Number / 9. Bureau (Institution, Board, or Commission)
BHCS
4.Civil Service Position Code Description / 10. Division
Registered Nurse -1 (12) / Southern Region
5.Working Title (What the agency calls the position) / 11. Section
Registered Nurse (RN) / RGC Complex
6.Name and Position Code Description of Direct Supervisor / 12. Unit
House Supervisor / Duane Waters Health Center (including C-Unit)
7.Name and Position Code Description of Second Level Supervisor / 13. Work Location (City and Address)/Hours of Work
Health Unit Manager / 3857 Cooper Street, Jackson, MI 49201
80 Hours Bi-Weekly with some weekends and Holidays
14.General Summary of Function/Purpose of Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) position requires advanced clinical decision-making skills and judgment. The RN is a member of the interdisciplinary health care team. He/she provides direct patient care on all units of the health center/c-unit. The RN is expected to initiated and sustain life saving care and measures as appropriate, as well as perform the full range of clinical nursing duties. The complexity of the work exceeds written, established methods and procedures often available and, therefore, the RN is expected to exercise considerable independent judgment in selecting the most appropriate course of action. Documents appropriately in Electronic Health Record (EHR). The RN functions with minimal supervision in the provision of total care. He/she will function as Charge Nurse having responsibility for prisoners medical care and staff accountability on the unit. The job requires daily contact with prisoners whose security levels will range minimum. This position is subject to random drug and alcohol screening. Actively participates in meetings and sub committees.
15.Please describe the assigned duties, percent of time spent performing each duty, and what is done to complete each duty.
List the duties from most important to least important. The total percentage of all duties performed must equal 100 percent.
Duty 1
General Summary of Duty 1% of Time80%
- The RN provides total nursing care to all assigned prisoners on the designated units and shift.
- This includes utilization of the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, report.
- Documents the care given, using the EHR.
- He/she is fully accountable for the provision of care according to established policies, procedures, standards and protocols.
- He/she is responsible for contacting medical providers in conjunction with House Supervisor or other health care providers to report changes in prisoners condition or response to treatment, and obtain orders as necessary.
- Serves as a preceptor for orientees upon request.
- Draws blood, prepares and obtain laboratory specimens.
- Performs routine lab test, i.e., hemoccult slides, dipstick urinalysis.
- Starts and maintains IV lines, provides wound care, venipuncture, EKG’s intradermal TB test, ect.
- Inventories supplies, initiates the ordering of supplies and equipment.
- Participates in all institutional security procedures.
- Keep nurse managers apprised of changes in prisoners condition, unit needs and relevant staff issues.
Individual tasks related to the duty.
- As a senior level RN, is responsible for the total health care of prisoner, and for establishing a therapeutic relationship with an assigned caseload of acutely or chronically ill prisoners.
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for each assigned patient.
- Makes appropriately and timely referrals, following the admission assessment, based on professional nursing judgment and knowledge of scientific principles.
- Provides ongoing individualized prisoner education.
- Obtains and shares information from other care providers, as appropriate, i.e., MP’s, dietitians, therapists, and social workers.
Duty 2
General Summary of Duty 2% of Time15%
- Documents in the health record in a professionally and legally appropriate manner.
- Completes a variety of documents and forms used in the clinical complex, DWH, or the specific nursing unit.
- Completes necessary documents and reports in a timely and professional manner.
- Conducts or attends in-service training programs and maintains professional knowledge base.
- Attends staff meetings and committee meetings as assigned.
- Makes recommendations for improvements in the provision of care and participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities.
- Functions as resource person for other staff as necessary and as prisoner advocate.
Individual tasks related to the duty.
Duty 3
General Summary of Duty 3% of Time5%
Other related duties as assigned.
Individual tasks related to the duty.
16.Describe the types of decisions made independently in this position and tell who or what is affected by those decisions. Use additional sheets if necessary.
Routine decisions on nursing care associated with active diagnoses and procedures. Decisions which promote the safety of staff and prisoners and which ensures the security of the institutions. Approved methods and as appropriate, past precedent, for accomplishing objectives, whether emergent or routine.
17.Describe the types of decisions that require the supervisor’s review.
Clarification or interpretation of policy, administrative support, unique clinical situations. Situations not covered by policy, procedure or protocol.
18.What kind of physical effort is used to perform this job? What environmental conditions is this position physically exposed to on the job? Indicate the amount of time and intensity of each activity and condition. Refer to instructions.
Lifting up to 40 lbs (15%), pushing a cart (10%), bending (5%), walking (20%), reaching and standing (20%), sitting while charting (25%), stooping (5%), in contact with prisoners 100% of the time while on duty.
19.List the names and position code descriptions of each classified employee whom this position immediately supervises or oversees on a full-time, on-going basis. (If more than 10, list only classification titles and the number of employees in each classification.)
NAME / CLASS TITLE / NAME / CLASS TITLE
LPNs
RCAs (CENA)
20.This position’s responsibilities for the above-listed employees includes the following (check as many as apply):
Complete and sign service ratings.X Assign work.
Provide formal written counseling.X Approve work.
Approve leave requests.X Review work.
Approve time and attendance.X Provide guidance on work methods.
Orally reprimand.X Train employees in the work.
21. Do you agree with the responses for Items 1 through 20? If not, which items do you disagree with and why?
Yes.
22.What are the essential functions of this position?
Nursing care which includes complete physical assessment, development of nursing (patient) care plan, implementation and evaluation of the plan. Throughout this process, the prisoner is monitored and supervised to anticipate and prevent complications and/or any preventable untoward event.
23.Indicate specifically how the position’s duties and responsibilities have changed since the position was last reviewed.
Indicated specifically how the job’s duties and responsibilities have changed since the position was last reviewed. The prisoner populations have increased in size and the complexity of services offered. The federal actions against the state mandate and sometimes exceed contemporary private standards of care.
24.What is the function of the work area and how does this position fit into that function?
The health care units provide Inpatient health care services to MDOC prisoners. The RN position carries out the functions of those services, as detailed in the components of the Position Description.
25.What are the minimum education and experience qualifications needed to perform the essential functions of this position?
EDUCATION:
Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
EXPERIENCE:
One year (2080 hrs.) of relevant clinical nursing experience which shall have been acquired with the past two years and which shall have been in an acute care hospital, correctional, mental health, or public health agency or two or more years (4000 +hour.) clinical nursing which shall have been acquired within the previous five years.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
The employee must have thorough knowledge and skills in the current practice of clinical nursing. He/she must have the self-confidence to make decisions with minimal supervision, and must be able to treat prisoner patients in a professional nonjudgmental manner.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Michigan Licensure as a Registered Nurse.
NOTE: Civil Service approval of this position does not constitute agreement with or acceptance of the desirable qualifications for this person. ACLS preferred.
NOTE: Civil Service approval of this position does not constitute agreement with or acceptance of the desirable qualifications for this position.
I certify that the information presented in this position description provides a complete and accurate depiction of the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position.
Supervisor’s SignatureDate
TO BE FILLED OUT BY APPOINTING AUTHORITY
Indicate any exceptions or additions to statements of the employee(s) or supervisors.
I certify that the entries on these pages are accurate and complete.
Appointing AuthoritySignatureDate
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