Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) - 20025864
About The Position
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is hiring a Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. The role provides nursing care in a correctional environment, including medication administration, patient assessment, treatment, emergency response, patient education, and coordination of care. Starting pay is approximately $80,000, based on location and shift assignments. The schedule is permanent, full-time; work hours are not specified. The position also supports clinical operations through documentation, quality assurance, staff training, inventory assistance, and administrative duties. Ohio is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, and the Department is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program. Applicants must hold a current Ohio registered professional nurse license. 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 and the State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace.
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 medication and monitor patient medication compliance.
- Perform treatments and perform or assist with nurse’s sick call and physician’s sick call.
- Perform or assist with nursing management of chronic care clinics.
- Respond to emergencies by providing 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 care and preparing transfer or release summaries; ensure discharge medication orders are completed and forwarded to pharmacy services.
- Participate in work-related training and institutional training exercises, and assist other healthcare staff.
- Investigate and document problem areas or concerns and review reports from preceding shifts.
- Assist physicians with medical procedures and assume duties of other nurses during absences.
- Counsel and educate patients about healthcare maintenance and disease prevention.
- Participate in quality assurance activities, group programming, and health and wellness initiatives.
- Train and provide work direction to new nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and hospital aides; orient new healthcare personnel as directed by the Nursing Supervisor.
- Serve as a healthcare resource for healthcare and security staff and as lead clinical authority on site in the absence of designated clinical leaders and providers.
- Perform administrative duties, attend meetings, and 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 meet patient care needs.
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
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave
- Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS
- Optional deferred compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
