Licensed Practical Nurse 20082926

What You’ll Do

• Provides patient care as directed
• Documents patient-related care timely within the electronic health record
• Maintains patient medical records
• Administers medication, including oral and intramuscular medications, may administer intravenous therapy if appropriately certified
• Performs treatments
• Affords assistance with Doctor’s Sick Call
• Affords assistance with chronic care clinics management
• Participates in patient care planning and treatment team activities
• Responds to emergencies
• Provides emergency care and collection of patient data
• Performs vital signs and timely documents all findings
• Captures urine and/or other body fluid specimens
• May perform venipuncture in order to obtain blood samples for laboratory analysis
• Prepares patients for release and/or transfer (i.e., Intra-system, out to court)
• Completes discharge medication orders and timely forwards to pharmacy services
• Participates in work-related training and all institution training exercises as assigned
• Provides assistance to other healthcare staff
• Investigates and documents problem areas and/or areas of concern
• Reviews shift report from preceding shift(s)
• Affords assistance to physicians with medical procedures
• Affords duties of other nurses during absences
• Observes, documents and provides nursing support to assistive personnel (i.e., nurse aides, psychiatric attendants, and/or patient care assistants)
• Provides patient education regarding healthcare maintenance and prevention of disease
• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities
• Performs administrative duties
• Attends meetings
• Schedules multidisciplinary team meetings
• Performs and/or assists with inventory and ordering of medical supplies
• Affords assistance to ancillary staff including Health Information Technicians and medical schedulers as needed to ensure patient care needs are met
• Must work overtime as required

Pay and Benefits

Starting pay is approximately $60,000 based on shift assignments.

Qualifications

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) issued by Ohio Board of Nursing pursuant to Section 4723 Ohio Revised Code; MDS certification issued by ANNAC (i.e. American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination).

Skills

• Nursing
• Basic Medical Procedures
• Direct Support/Direct Care
• Medical Charting
• Medication Management
• Cultural Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Confidentiality

Agency Overview

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.