Psychiatric/DD Nurse (Full time)

About the role

Kindness and Empathy – All interactions are based on genuine care and concern for all involved. We listen to those we serve, our partners, and each other.Collaboration – We engage with each other and our partners with openness and trust.Transparency – We are accessible and visible in our business practices.Quality Innovation – The services we deliver are value-added and promote excellence.Inclusiveness – Cultivate an environment that embraces diversity and ideas at every level of interaction. Our systems and processes are designed to ensure that every person is treated equally, and every voice is heard fairly.Accountability – We conduct ourselves professionally and will manage taxpayer dollars responsibly.

Join our team at the Southwest Developmental Center! Who Are We? The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma informed care agency focused on implementing our core values and providing support to people with developmental disabilities. We oversee a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring the health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing and psychiatric care to residents and direction to Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
• Assesses health care needs of residents, initiates and directs implementation of any nursing treatment plans to meet established goals for each resident
• Integrates nursing goals into interprofessional practice (IPP)
• Monitors health and safety status of residents on assigned shift
• Assists in emergencies (such as first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), psychotropic emergencies, etc.)
• Records and reports unusual behaviors and/or conditions to physicians, supervisor and other appropriate personnel
• Implements physician’s order and assists with medical procedures as necessary
• Ensures medication and treatment are administered according to policy, including actual medication administration
• Provides professional judgment and intervention as needed
• Monitors closely residents requiring acute care as necessary
• Ensures proper maintenance and security of the night drug cupboard as appropriate
• Assumes primary nursing responsibility for residents assigned including nursing treatment planning, verification and review of physician orders, chart audits, self-medication plans, human sexuality programs, medication administration, infection control, physical assessments and health care related scenario programs, as appropriate to assigned duties on assigned duty shift
• Participates in related meetings as required by supervisor
• Communicates medical information to parents/guardians when appropriate
• Monitors health care charts on cottages to ensure proper follow-up and continuity of health care
• Maintains records of all activities as required
• Submits reports to supervisor including but not limited to: IPP input, chart audits, psychotropic medication reviews, self-medication inputs and physical assessments
• Performs related duties as required by supervisor
• Mandatory overtime is required of this position

Requirements

• Current license as a registered professional nurse in the state of Ohio (issued by the Board of Nursing per ORC 4723.03)
• Knowledge of professional nursing to provide nursing and psychiatric care

Skills

• Nursing
• Medical
• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability

Pay

Base rate $36.01 per hour, with first increase after 180 days to $37.75 per hour. Additional $1.50 per hour shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts, plus an extra $3.60 per hour for assigned 2nd and 3rd shifts. Hourly recruitment supplement of $5.40 per hour. Annual increases each year with a longevity supplement after 5 years of service.

Schedule

Full-time.