Psychiatric/DD Nurse

Organization: Developmental Disabilities – Mt. Vernon Developmental Center. Contact: Trina Kolakowski. Location: 1250 Vernonview Drive, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. Union: 1199. Classified, permanent full‑time with varied hours.

About the role

The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma‑informed care agency focused on implementing core values and providing support to people with developmental disabilities. DODD oversees a statewide system of supportive services that ensure health and safety, support community participation, and increase opportunities for meaningful employment.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate nursing and medical needs of institutionalized patients; initiate and direct implementation of nursing care plans.
• Observe, evaluate, and record patient behavior, condition, and response to medication, treatments, and therapeutic activities.
• Coordinate clinical and medical appointments.
• Provide professional nursing care: administer medications and treatments as ordered by physician, assist with physical examinations, take and record vital signs.
• Assist in feeding and grooming patients when needed.
• Conduct patient/family teaching and respond to emergencies.
• Direct delivery and evaluate psychiatric and nursing care provided by lower‑level professional and non‑professional staff (LPNs, hospital aides, therapeutic program workers) on assigned shift; monitor LPN medication administration, documentation, patient care, and operation of medical equipment; assist in orienting and training new nursing staff.
• Prepare and review records and reports (incidents, restraints/seclusions, nursing care plans, shift reports, transfers, admissions, discharges); update nursing care plans; transcribe and/or verify doctors’ orders; write and review treatment plans; write nursing summaries.
• Serve as interdisciplinary treatment team member; attend seminars, meetings, and conferences; attend, conduct, and participate in in‑service training sessions and programs.

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.
• Knowledge of professional nursing procedures; psychiatric or developmentally disabled nursing; employee training and development; state and federal regulations, policies, and procedures related to nursing; public relations; counseling.
• Skill in operation of medical equipment.
• Ability to deal with abstract and concrete variables; write meaningful, concise, and accurate reports; demonstrate physical fitness.

Skills

• Nursing (primary job skill)
• Psychiatric/developmental disability nursing
• Employee training and development
• Regulatory compliance (state/federal nursing regulations)
• Public relations and counseling
• Medical equipment operation
• Report writing and documentation

Pay

• Base hourly rate: $36.01 – $50.37
• First increase at 180 days to $37.75/hour
• Shift differential: +$1.50/hour for 2nd and 3rd shifts
• Assigned 2nd/3rd shift premium: +$3.60/hour
• Hourly recruitment supplement: +$5.40/hour
• Annual increases each year; longevity supplement after 5 years of service

Schedule

Permanent full‑time; varied work hours (including 2nd and 3rd shifts).

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after eligibility period
• Paid time off: vacation, personal leave, 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, etc.)
• Public retirement systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, HPRS) and optional deferred compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

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