Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) -20019068

About the Role

This position involves providing comprehensive nursing care within a correctional facility, including administering medications, performing treatments, assisting with medical procedures, and responding to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Administers medication (e.g., oral, intramuscular, and intravenous) and monitors patient medication compliance
• Performs treatments and assists with nurse’s sick call
• Assists with doctor’s sick call
• Performs or assists with nursing management of chronic care clinics
• Responds to emergencies, providing emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Performs subjective and objective assessment of patients
• Collects vital signs and timely documents all findings
• Collects urine and/or other bodily fluid specimens
• Prepares patients for release or transfer to other facilities by reviewing patient care, transfer summaries, or release summaries
• Ensures discharge medication orders are completed and timely forwarded to pharmacy services
• Participates in work-related training and institution training exercises
• Provides assistance to other healthcare staff
• Investigates and documents problem areas or areas of concern
• Reviews shift report from preceding shift(s)
• Assists physicians with medical procedures
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences
• Counsels/provides education to patients regarding healthcare maintenance and prevention of disease
• Participates in quality assurance activities
• Provides training and work direction to new nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and/or hospital aides
• Serves as a resource person for other healthcare and security staff regarding healthcare matters
• Provides orientation and training for new healthcare personnel at the direction of the Nursing Supervisor
• Serves as the lead clinical authority on site in the absence of the HCA, QIC, medical director, and/or advanced level provider staff
• Participates in group programming
• Participates in health and wellness initiatives
• Performs administrative duties as indicated
• Attends meetings
• Schedules multidisciplinary team meetings
• Assumes the duties of shift charge as assigned by the HCA, making shift work assignments and adjustments as necessary
• Performs or assists with inventory and ordering of medical supplies
• Assists ancillary staff as needed to ensure patient care needs are met

Requirements

• Current licensure as a registered professional nurse in the state of Ohio as issued by the Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of the Ohio Revised Code

Skills

• Nursing
• Urgent and Emergency Care
• Basic Medical Procedures
• Medical Charting
• Direct Support/Direct Care
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Teamwork
• Cultural Awareness

Pay

Starting pay is approximately $95,000 based on location and shift assignments.

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

• Ohio is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), allowing an RN to hold one multistate license while practicing in 37 other compact states
• Qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program

Location

Lebanon Correctional Institution, Lebanon, OH (Warren County)