Page 10 - September 2018 CHS Special Edition Newsletter

Providing for Youth’s Healthcare Needs

is NO SMALL TASK

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Youth who come into Orange County’s hensive care at two main medical units One focus of the JHS team is to screen
juvenile justice system are often a located at Juvenile Hall and Orange- children age 10 or older upon entry
high-risk population with unique physi- wood Children and Family Center, as to determine if they may have been
cal, developmental and mental health- well as the Youth Guidance Center and suspected victims of child sex traffick-
care needs, and for some, it may be Joplin Youth Center. Learn more about ing also known as Commercially Sexu-
the first interaction that they’ve had the facilities here. ally Exploited Children (CSEC); and to
with a healthcare or medical provider
in their lifetime.

“Many youth who enter the system Get to Know the
have health issues like substance
use/abuse, diabetes, seizures, history CHS SUPPORT SERVICES TEAM
of trauma and learning disabilities, to
name a few, that occur at higher rates
than typically found in the general Behind every successful program is a 2,882 paper documents each day. From
adolescent population,” said Stacey team of professionals who work behind January to July this year, the team has:
Northcutt, Juvenile Health Services the scenes to help it excel. For Cor-
Program Manager. “Some have also rectional Health Services (CHS), it’s the • Responded to 1,834 records
never had routine medical or dental folks working in Support Services who requests
care, and often times, their health provide day-to-day assistance in Medi- • Scheduled 646 optometry ap-
needs are identified when they are ad- cal Records, Radiology and Supply. pointments
mitted into Juvenile Health Services.” • Ordered 313 eyeglasses
MEDICAL RECORDS
To care for the youth’s healthcare This team manages the life cycle of an Additionally, the Health Records team
needs, Juvenile Health Services inmate’s paper and electronic health provides administrative support to all
(JHS) consists of a team of pediatri- records, which include the creation, CHS healthcare staff and manages daily
cians, a family nurse practitioner, identification, storage and security, clinical operations which includes sched-
registered nurses, licensed vocational retrieval, circulation and disposal/de- uling medical and behavioral health ap-
nurses, dentists, registered dental struction of records, in compliance with pointments, creating treatment passes,
hygienists and administrative/office legislative and other legal requirements. completing paperwork for off-site spe-
support staff who provide compre- On average, staff handles approximately cialty care/consultations, coordinating

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