Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) - 20030575

State of Ohio • Mansfield, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) provides nursing care at Richland Correctional, a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The role supports the department’s mission to reduce recidivism by delivering healthcare in a safe, secure, and humane correctional environment. Starting pay is approximately $80,000, based on location and shift assignments. Ohio is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, and the department is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program.

The nurse administers medications, assesses patients, provides treatments and emergency care, and supports sick calls and chronic care clinics. The position also includes patient education, clinical documentation, care coordination for transfers and releases, staff training and work direction, quality assurance, administrative duties, and collaboration with healthcare and security staff.

The position requires current licensure as a registered professional nurse in Ohio. Final applicants are subject to pre-employment drug testing and a criminal background investigation. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco-free workplace.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of Ohio, issued by the Ohio Board of Nursing under Section 4723.03 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Responsibilities

• Administers oral, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and monitors patient medication compliance.
• Performs treatments and performs or assists with nurse’s sick call.
• Assists with doctor’s sick call.
• Performs or assists with nursing management of chronic care clinics.
• Responds to emergencies, providing emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Performs subjective and objective assessments of patients.
• Collects vital signs and timely documents findings.
• Collects urine and/or other bodily fluid specimens.
• Prepares patients for release or transfer by reviewing patient care and transfer or release summaries.
• Ensures discharge medication orders are completed and forwarded to pharmacy services in a timely manner.
• Participates in work-related training and institutional training exercises.
• Provides assistance to other healthcare staff.
• Investigates and documents problem areas or areas of concern.
• Reviews shift reports from preceding shifts.
• Assists physicians with medical procedures.
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences.
• Counsels and educates patients regarding healthcare maintenance and disease prevention.
• Participates in quality assurance activities.
• Provides training and work direction to new nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and/or hospital aides.
• Serves as a healthcare resource for other healthcare and security staff.
• Provides orientation and training for new healthcare personnel at the direction of the Nursing Supervisor.
• 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 and health and wellness initiatives.
• Performs administrative duties and attends meetings.
• Schedules multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Assumes shift-charge duties as assigned by the HCA, making shift work assignments and adjustments as necessary.
• Performs or assists with inventory and ordering of medical supplies.
• Assists ancillary staff as needed to ensure patient care needs are met.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal leave, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
• Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS
• Optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed