Licensed Practical Nurse - 20074941

State of Ohio • St. Clairsville, OH

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide patient care within a correctional environment. The agency's mission is to reduce recidivism by providing rehabilitative treatment and programming in a safe, secure, and humane correctional environment. This role is crucial in protecting the public by helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive members of society.

Requirements

• License to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse issued by Ohio Board of Nursing pursuant to Section 4723 Ohio Revised Code
• MDS certification issued by ANNAC (i.e. American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination)
• Nursing
• Basic Medical Procedures
• Direct Support/Direct Care
• Medical Charting
• Medication Management
• Cultural Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care as directed
• Documents patient-related care timely within the electronic health record
• Maintain patient medical records
• Administers medication, including oral and intramuscular medications, may administer intravenous therapy if appropriately certified
• Performs treatments
• Assists with Doctor’s Sick Call
• Assists with chronic care clinics management
• Participates in patient care planning and treatment team activities
• Responds to emergencies
• Provides emergency care and collection of patient data
• Collects vital signs and timely documents all findings
• Collects urine and/or other body fluid specimens
• May perform venipuncture in order to obtain blood samples for laboratory analysis
• Prepares patients for release and/or transfer (i.e., Intra-system, out to court) by reviewing patient care, completing Intra-System Transfer Summaries and/or Release Summaries
• Ensures discharge medication orders are completed and timely forwarded to pharmacy services
• Participates in work-related training and all institution training exercises as assigned.
• Provides assistance to other healthcare staff
• Investigates and documents problem areas and/or areas of concern
• Reviews shift report from preceding shift(s)
• Assist physicians with medical procedures
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences
• Observes, documents and provides nursing support to assistive personnel (i.e., nurse aides, psychiatric attendants, and/or patient care assistants)
• Provides patient education regarding healthcare maintenance and prevention of disease
• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities.
• Performs administrative duties
• Attends meetings
• Schedules multidisciplinary team meetings
• Performs and/or assists with inventory and ordering of medical supplies
• Assists ancillary staff including Health Information Technicians and medical schedulers as needed to ensure patient care needs are met
• Must work overtime as required

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, 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, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree