Policy Text
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MJ/RCCC
HEALTH EQUIPMENT AND CONTROL
Purpose
This Order defines the procedures u sed to maintain security and
control of e quipment used b y medical health personnel.
Policy
Health personnel shall maintain constant control and accountabi lity
of their equipment, instruments an d utensils to ensure the safe ty of
staff and inmates and the securit y of the Main Jail.
Health Equipment Control
Procedures
Health equipment and instruments shall only be stored in design ated
healthcare rooms such as offices , storage rooms, exam rooms, an d
nurse's stations.
When possible, healthcare equipm ent and instruments shall be
stored in locked cabinets, dra wers, etc. within healthcare room s.
When healthcare rooms are unoccupi ed, the doors shall be closed
and locked.
Healthcare personnel shall conduc t an inventory of equipment an d
instruments durin g each shift.
Inmates shall not be permitted to handle healthcare equipment o r
instruments.
Equipment Control Disputes
Procedures
Healthcare personnel not practicing proper equipment control sh all
be verbally advised of the specif ic unacceptable practice by nu rsing
supervisors or custody staff and given a recommended alternativ e
practice.
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MJ/RCCC If a dispute arises, custody staff shall verbally request that a
sergeant and a nursing supervisor respond to the location to me diate
the situation.
If the work practice is critica l to the immediate safety of sta ff or the
security of the facility, in t he opinion of the officer, then t he practice
shall be sto
pped until a ser geant resolves the situation.
Larger policy decisions impacti ng more than one shift or reoccu rring
situations shall be documented by the appropriate sergeant and
forwarded to the Main Jail Comm ander for resolution and final
determination.
Lost and Found Equipment
Procedures
Healthcare personnel shall verb ally report the loss of any equi pment
immediately to a custody officer.
The officer shall initiate a s earch for the missing equipment.
If unsuccessful, he/she shall verbally report the loss to a
sergeant.
The sergeant shall assign office rs to seal off the area and con duct a
thorough search.
Inmates who had access to the area when the equipment was
lost shall be searched.
Whether or not the equipment i s found during the search, the
sergeant shall assign an officer to write an Incident/Informati on
Report.
The officer assigned to the area where the equipment was
noticed missin g shall make a ppropriate entries in his/her lo gbook.
The healthcare staff reporting t he loss to the custody officer shall
complete an Inter-Department C orrespondence form to the sergean t
explaining when, what, where and how the equipment was noticed
missin g.
Medical personnel shall make appr opriate entries in their inven tory
lo
gs.