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POLICY #: 4.15 PAGE 8 OF 8 <br />Duties and responsibilities of the morning daytime shift Med Passer: <br />SUMMARIZATION '7a <br />Morning Shift -Med Passer #1 <br />0530 BRIEFING WITH SHIFT SUPERVISOR <br />0530-Q600 <br />-SCANS MEDICAL. REQUEST FORMS AND MEDICAL SCREENING <br />FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN DURING THE NIGHT. <br />PRIORITIZES MEDICAL ISSUES BY URGENCY. <br />-0600-0745 PASSES BREAKFAST MEDICATIONS <br />-0745.0950 <br />-PREPARES FOR AND WORKS CLINIC <br />1. PULLS MEDICAL FILES ON INMATES THAT NEED TO BE SEEN,. <br />2. DOES PRELIMINARY SCREENING IF NEEDED. StJGH AS URINE DIPS, ACCU CHECKS, <br />VITAL SIGNS, ORDERS MEDICAL RECORDS FROM OTHER FACILITIES. <br />3. OBTAINS INMATE'S SIGNATURE AND ATTACHES CHARGE SHEET TO MEDICAL RECORD IF <br />APPLICABLE. <br />4. ASSIST NP DURING CLINIC. <br />5. AFTER CLINIC, CLEAN UP CLINIC AREA. <br />6, READ CLINIC NOTES ON EACH INMATE. <br />7. ORDER OR DISCONTINUE MEDICATIONS AS INDICATED ON CLINIC NOTES. <br />8. SCHEDULE REFERRAL APPOINTMENTS AS INDICATED. <br />9. CHECK MAR TO BE SURE THAT IT REFLECTS UPDATED ORDERS, <br />10. INFORM KITCHEN STAFF OF ANY CHANGES FOR INMATES FOOD TRAYS (LOW SODIUM, <br />DOUBLE PROTEIN, ETC),. <br />11. INFORM JAIL. STAFF OF ANY INMATES WITH CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR OR MENTAL STATUS <br />THAT THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF (SUICIDE WATCH, ETC...). <br />12. REFER INMATES WITH DENTAL ISSUES AFTER LOGGING TO THE MAJOR'S BOARD. <br />13. COMPLETE PAPERWORK FOR LABS THAT WERE DONE DURING CLINIC, AND RECORD ON <br />THE SEND OUT LOG. CALL LABCORP AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF PICKUP. <br />14. FILE CHARTS BACK IN THE ACTIVE FILE. <br />-0950-1000 <br />BRIEFING WITH MED OFFICER #2 <br />-1000-1200 <br />-COMPLETES AFTER CLINIC DUTIES <br />-1200-1330 <br />HANDLES FEDERAL INMATE ISSUES, TB TESTS, MEDICATION APPROVAL, ORDERING <br />MEDICATION, OBTAINING RECORDS. <br />IF NO FEDERAL INMATE ISSUES BECOMES BOOKING OFFICER SECOND ONLY TO ITEMS OF <br />MEDICAL URGENCY. THIS OFFICER ALSO READS TB AND CORRECTLY DOCUMENTS TB TESTS <br />RESULTS. <br />WED-THUR _ <br />-0530-0745 <br />SAME <br />-0745-0900 <br />CHECKS CART AND ORDERS ANY NEEDED MEDICATIONS/ MAKES SURE CART AND MAR BOOK <br />ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY CELL ASSIGNMENT. <br />-09D0-1000 <br />81-WEEKLY BP CHECKS AS INDICATED BY'THE NP <br />-1000-1030 <br />BRIEFING WITH MEDICAL OFFICER #Z <br />-1030-1100 <br />ORDERS ANY NEEDED CLINIC SUPPLIES OR DNA TESTING SUPPLIES.. <br />-1100-1330 <br />HANDLES ANY FEDERAL. INMATE ISSUES IF NEEDED BECOMES BOOKING OFFICER IF NEEDED <br />