Anabelle Genove

Sheriff Detention Nurse

Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility

Santee, CA

06.2024 - Current

Performs an assessment of patients to make an initial determination of patient condition, need for treatment, and medications.
Conduct medical intake screening, health assessment, and medical history reviews.
Dispenses, prepares, and administers immunizations and medications.
Collaborated with correctional staff, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
Develop and implement individualized care plans addressing mental health, substance abuse, and chronic conditions.
Responds promptly to facility emergencies with appropriate emergency response equipment.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Recording patient information such as vital signs, allergies, medications, and medical history.
Assess, monitor, and perform wound treatment as ordered.
Implements the proper sequence of isolation protocols in the jail system when there are possible contagious or suspected cases.
Utilizes a medical cart for dispensing medication in-house units that may involve walking distances.
Performs booking/intake gate assessments and health assessments to determine the acceptability of newly arrested individuals into the jail system.
Performs temperature checks and COVID-19, RSV, and flu assessments, along with proper documentation prior to CDC transfers and extraditions.
Performing proper documentation, coordinating, and preparing discharge paperwork.
Performs detoxification and safety cell assessments.
Accurately follows verbal and written instructions, including physician orders and standardized nursing procedures.
Documents medical charts, all patient information, and follows the physician's written orders.
Conducted comprehensive assessments to establish individualized treatment plans for detox patients.
Utilized COWS, CIWA, and CIWA-B assessments to evaluate withdrawal severity.
Administered medications and managed treatment plans for patients undergoing detoxification.