Licensed Practical Nurse (Part time)

Southwest Ohio Developmental Center (Department of Developmental Disabilities) — 4399 East Bauman Lane, Batavia, OH 45103. Contact: Lori Finch, Lori.Finch@dodd.ohio.gov, 513-735-8221. Permanent part‑time, varied hours. Compensation: $27.56–$34.53/hour. Union: OCSEA (classified).

About the organization

The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma‑informed care agency overseeing a statewide system of supportive services focused on health and safety, community participation, and meaningful employment for people with developmental disabilities. Core values: Kindness and Empathy, Collaboration, Transparency, Quality Innovation, Inclusiveness, Accountability.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN); provide skilled licensed practical nursing care to residents.
• Administer medications and treatments prescribed by physicians, including controlled narcotics and non‑controlled medications (oral, rectal, intramuscular, subcutaneous).
• Conduct medication awareness and self‑medication programs; instruct families on pass medications.
• Maintain medication and treatment room supplies; reorder medications as needed.
• Perform skilled nursing procedures: sterile dressings, oxygen administration, catheter insertion, gastrostomy tube reinsertion, suctioning, irrigations, enemas, douches, specimen collection.
• Monitor environment for health and safety; report and remediate problems.
• Assist in emergencies (first aid, CPR, psychotropic emergencies); access emergency medication boxes.
• Check in pharmacy deliveries; maintain proper medication records.
• Deliver medications to cottage med carts.
• Participate in mandatory overtime as required.
• Conduct change‑of‑shift reports; assess and document ill or injured individuals.
• Make rounds in assigned areas; observe and document resident response to treatment and significant activities.
• Observe, document, and report conditions (medication reactions, treatment responses, behavior, progress); maintain reports and records (unusual incident reports, patient records, medication reports, restraint logs).
• Provide general nursing care and direct care/programming assistance (personal hygiene, grooming, eating, toileting, mobility, behavior).
• Transcribe and implement physician orders; initiate AIR forms as appropriate.
• Attend in‑services, workshops, meetings, and seminars.
• Maintain professional conduct and competence.
• Contact families/guardians with necessary medical information.
• Coordinate with Residential Care Supervisor and RN on resident health care.
• Provide input into Health Assessments and Nursing Care Plans.
• Coordinate and gather information for Individual Program Plans (IPPs) under RN direction.
• Assist RN and Residential Care Supervisor with new employee orientation.
• Communicate significant information verbally and in writing per SODC directives and nursing policies.
• Perform monthly resident weighs as ordered; document results.
• Under RN Supervisor direction: provide one‑on‑one staffing and hospital coverage.
• Assist with recreational activities.
• Complete paperwork for primary assignment (quarterly summaries, IPPs, medical appointments, PO sheets, MARs, chart audits).
• Complete required immunizations and PPDs for assigned individuals.
• Under RN direction: gather information for quarterly physical inspections and Moses Scales.
• Communicate medical information to parents/guardians when appropriate.
• Monitor cottage healthcare charts for follow‑up and continuity of care.
• Verify monthly physician orders and MARs.
• Change over monthly POs and MARs on the last day of the month as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse issued by the Ohio Board of Nursing (ORC Section 4723).
• Proof of completion of an approved medication administration course.
• Note: LPNs administering dialysis must hold IV Therapy Certification (ORC Section 4723.17).

Skills

• Nursing
• Attention to Detail

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after eligibility period
• Paid time off (vacation, personal, sick leave) and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
• Education and development opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
• Public retirement systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, HPRS) and optional deferred compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

Benefits eligibility depends on multiple factors; the agency contact can provide specifics for this position.

Schedule

Permanent part‑time with varied hours; may include weekends with rotating days off. Mandatory overtime is required.

Additional information

• Unusual working conditions: exposure to unpredictable patient behavior, illness, and/or infectious diseases.
• Final candidate must pass a criminal background check per Rule 5123:2-2-02; disqualifying offenses preclude employment with DODD.
• Final appointee must submit to a urinalysis drug screen for illegal drug use; a positive result bars employment with the State of Ohio for one year.
• This is a drug‑free workplace; recreational marijuana/non‑medical cannabis use is prohibited. Additional restrictions may apply under State of Ohio Drug‑Free Workplace Policy (HR-39).