Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) - 20074934

State of Ohio • London, OH

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is hiring a Registered Nurse for Madison Correctional Institution in London, Ohio. The position provides nursing care in a safe, secure, and humane correctional environment. Starting pay is approximately $95,000, depending on location and shift assignments. The posting also lists compensation of $36.01. The role is permanent and full-time; work hours are not specified.

The nurse administers medications, provides treatments, assesses patients, responds to emergencies, and supports routine and chronic care. The position also involves patient education, clinical documentation, coordination with physicians and other healthcare staff, training and work direction, quality assurance, and assigned administrative and shift-charge duties.

Ohio is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing eligible nurses with a multistate license to practice across participating compact states. The department is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Administer oral, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and monitor patient medication compliance.
• Perform treatments and perform or assist with nurses’ sick call.
• Assist with doctors’ sick call.
• Perform or assist with nursing management of chronic care clinics.
• Respond to emergencies and provide emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Perform subjective and objective patient assessments.
• Collect vital signs and document findings in a timely manner.
• Collect urine and other bodily fluid specimens.
• Prepare patients for release or transfer by reviewing patient care and transfer or release summaries.
• Ensure discharge medication orders are completed and forwarded to pharmacy services in a timely manner.
• Participate in work-related training and institutional training exercises.
• Provide assistance to other healthcare staff.
• Investigate and document problem areas or concerns.
• Review shift reports from preceding shifts.
• Assist physicians with medical procedures.
• Assume duties of other nurses during absences.
• Counsel and educate patients regarding healthcare maintenance and disease prevention.
• Participate in quality assurance activities.
• Provide training and work direction to new nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and/or hospital aides.
• Serve as a healthcare resource for other healthcare and security staff.
• Provide orientation and training for new healthcare personnel at the direction of the Nursing Supervisor.
• Serve as the lead clinical authority on site in the absence of the HCA, QIC, medical director, and/or advanced-level provider staff.
• Participate in group programming and health and wellness initiatives.
• Perform administrative duties and attend meetings.
• Schedule multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Assume shift-charge duties as assigned by the HCA, including making and adjusting shift work assignments.
• Perform or assist with inventory and ordering of medical supplies.
• Assist 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, and 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
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed