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POLICY #: 4.15 PAGE 7 OF 7 <br />Duties and responsibilities of the afternoon shift Med Passer: -l~ <br />SUMMARIZATION <br />Daytime/Afternoon Shift -Med Passer #2 <br />MON-THUR <br />-1000 BRIEFING WITH MORNING MED PASSER#1 <br />-1000-1115 -COUNT CONTROLLED MEDS W/ MORNING MED PASSER <br />-SCANS MEDICAL REQUEST FORMS AND MEDICAL SCREENING <br />FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN DURING THE MORNING. <br />PRIORITIZES MEDICAL ISSUES BY URGENCY. READ THE RED BOOK, <br />-1115-1215 <br />PASSES LUNCH MEDICATIONS <br />-1215-1400 <br />CHECKS CART AND ORDERS ANY NEEDED MEDICATIONSI MAKES SURE CART AND MAR BOOK <br />ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY CELL ASSIGNMENT. <br />-1400••1800 <br />ORDERS ANY NEEDED CLINIC SUPPI-IES OR DNA TESTING SUPPLIES, <br />PROCESS OR CALL FOR ANY NEEDED MEDICAL INFORMATION <br />-1600-1745 <br />PASS DINNER MEDICATIONS <br />-1745-1800 <br />BRIEFING WITH NIGHT MED PASSER#3 <br />FRIDAYS <br />•1000.1215 <br />SAME AS MON-THURS <br />-1215-1500- <br />-PREPARES FOR AND WORKS CLINIC (AFTERNOON CLINIC ) <br />1. PULLS MEDICAL FILES ON INMATES THAT NEED TO BE SEEN. <br />2. DOES PRELIMINARY SCREENING IF NEEDED. SUCH 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 <br />IF 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 ANU MAKE THEM AWARE OF PICKUP, <br />14, FILE CHARTS BACK IN THE ACTIVE FILE, <br />-1500-1630 <br />-COMPLETES AFTER CLINIC DUTIES <br />-1630-1800 (DINNER MEDS WILL BE PASSED OUT BY A SHIFT MED PASSER) <br />HANDLES FEDERAL INMATE ISSUES, TB TESTS, MEDICATION APPROVAL, ORDERING <br />MEDICATION, OBTAINING RECORDS. <br />IF NO FEDERAL INMATE ISSUES BECOMES BOOKING OFFICER <br />SECOND ONLY TO ITEMS OF MEDICAL URGENCY. THIS OFFICER ALSO READS TB AND <br />CORRECTLY DOCUMENTS TB TESTS RESULTS.. <br />