Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) - 20031332
About The Position
The Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) provides nursing care at the Noble Correctional Institution, a secure correctional environment operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The role includes administering medications and treatments, assessing patients, responding to emergencies, supporting sick calls and chronic care clinics, and assisting with medical procedures. The nurse also contributes to patient education, care coordination, documentation, staff training, quality assurance, and institutional health and wellness activities. Starting pay is approximately $80,000 based on location and shift assignments. The position is permanent, full-time, and classified. Ohio is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, and 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 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 nurse’s sick call and nursing management of chronic care clinics.
- Assist with doctor’s sick call and physicians’ medical procedures.
- Respond to emergencies and provide emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Perform subjective and objective patient assessments; collect vital signs and document findings promptly.
- 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, institutional training exercises, quality assurance activities, group programming, and health and wellness initiatives.
- Provide assistance to other healthcare staff and investigate and document problem areas or concerns.
- Review shift reports from preceding shifts and assume duties of other nurses during absences.
- Counsel and educate patients about healthcare maintenance and disease prevention.
- Provide training and work direction to new nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and hospital aides.
- Serve as a healthcare resource for healthcare and security staff and orient and train new healthcare personnel as directed by the Nursing Supervisor.
- Serve as lead clinical authority on site in the absence of the HCA, QIC, medical director, and/or advanced-level provider staff.
- 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 insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Free vision insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Free basic life insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
