Psychiatric/DD Nurse - 20020913

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

Responsibilities

• Plans psychiatric care of patient/offenders based on needs and/or problems identified in assessments.
• Writes measurable goals and plans interventions specific to each patient/offender.
• Serves on a multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team as a provider of psychiatric nursing services.
• Provides crisis intervention to patients/offenders.
• Completes detailed psychiatric screenings, nursing assessments, and participates in the development of treatment plans.
• Conducts medication education and participates in therapeutic groups (e.g., medication compliance, sleep hygiene).
• Implements special precautions for suicide and escape; secures orders for and ensures appropriateness of restraint/seclusion.
• Observes and evaluates physical and emotional reactions to medication and therapies.
• Submits timely reports to psychiatrists and appropriate treatment staff.
• Documents appropriate data on patient/inmate records.
• Acts as a mental health liaison.
• Assists psychiatrists/CNS with psychiatric examinations.
• Records and facilitates implementation of physician/psychiatrist/CNS orders.
• Coordinates psychiatric appointments.
• Provides professional nursing care (e.g., checks vital signs, assesses medical needs, administers medication).
• Provides direct professional nursing care (e.g., observes, assesses, and records symptoms, reactions, and progress).
• Performs psychiatric nursing rounds.
• Provides immediate attention to emergencies.
• Completes psychiatric nursing care plans.
• Assists with orientation of staff.
• Completes miscellaneous forms and reports, including quality assurance and medication compliance.
• Attends meetings, conferences, and training sessions as directed.

Requirements

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

Skills

• Nursing
• Behavioral Health
• Professional Conduct
• Basic Documentation
• Medication Management
• Confidentiality
• Teamwork
• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• Emotional Intelligence

Benefits

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

Schedule

Full-time

Location

Grafton Correctional Institution, Lorain County, Ohio