Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) - 20077329

What You'll Do

• Administers medication (e.g., oral, intramuscular, and intravenous)
• Makes rounds to monitor patient medication compliance
• Performs treatments and assists with sick calls
• Manages chronic care clinics
• Responds to emergencies providing emergency care and CPR
• Conducts subjective and objective assessments of patients
• Collects vital signs and documents findings
• Captures urine and other bodily fluid specimens
• Prepares patients for release or transfer to other facilities
• Ensures discharge medication orders are completed and forwarded to pharmacy
• Participates in work-related training and institution exercises
• Assists other healthcare staff
• Investigates and documents problem areas or concerns
• Reviews shift reports from preceding shifts
• Assists physicians with medical procedures
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences
• Counsels/provides education to patients regarding healthcare maintenance and disease prevention
• Participates in quality assurance activities
• Trains and directs new nurses, agency nurses, LPNs, and hospital aides
• Serves as a resource person for other healthcare and security staff regarding healthcare matters
• Provides orientation and training for new healthcare personnel
• 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
• Engages 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
• Assists ancillary staff as needed to ensure patient care needs are met

Pay

Starting pay is approximately $80,000 based on location/shift assignments.

Qualifications

Requires current licensure as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Ohio Revised Code.

Job Skills

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