Licensed Practical Nurse - 20093185

About the role

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide patient care within a correctional facility. Ohio participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing an LPN with a multistate license to practice in 37 other compact states. The role involves direct patient care, medication administration, documentation, emergency response, treatment assistance, patient education, administrative duties, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Assists with Doctor’s Sick Call
• Assists 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
• Collects vital signs and timely documents all findings
• Collects urine and/or other body fluid specimens
• May perform venipuncture to obtain blood samples for laboratory analysis
• Prepares patients for release and/or transfer (intra‑system, out to court) by reviewing patient care, completing Intra‑System Transfer Summaries and/or Release Summaries
• Ensures discharge medication orders are completed and timely forwarded 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)
• Assists physicians with medical procedures
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences
• Observes, documents and provides nursing support to assistive personnel (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
• Assists ancillary staff including Health Information Technicians and medical schedulers as needed to ensure patient care needs are met
• Must work overtime as required

Requirements

• License to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse issued by Ohio Board of Nursing pursuant to Section 4723 Ohio Revised Code
• MDS certification issued by ANNAC (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

Pay

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

Schedule

Full‑time position; may require overtime as required.