Psychiatric/DD Nurse Full Time 15 % Recruitment Supplement & 10% Supplement for 2nd Shift
About The Position
The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma informed care agency focused on implementing our core values and providing support to people with developmental disabilities. We oversee a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring the health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment. This position is a full-time role with a 15% recruitment supplement and an additional 10% supplement for the 2nd shift. The work schedule is 1:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., 4 days per week, with every other weekend off. The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace and this position may be subject to additional restrictions.
Requirements
- Knowledge of professional nursing procedures
- Knowledge of psychiatric or developmentally disabled nursing
- Knowledge of employee training & development
- Knowledge of state & federal regulations, policies & procedures as related to nursing
- Knowledge of public relations
- Knowledge of counseling
- Skill in operation of medical equipment
- Ability to deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables
- Ability to write meaningful, concise & accurate reports
- Ability to demonstrate physical fitness
Responsibilities
- Assesses & evaluates nursing & medical needs of patients who are institutionalized
- Initiates & directs implementation of nursing care plan
- Observes, evaluates & records patient behavior, condition & response to medication, treatments & therapeutic activities
- Coordinates clinical & medical appointments
- Provides professional nursing care (i.e., administers medications & treatments as ordered by physician, assists with physical examinations, takes & records vital signs)
- Assists in feeding & grooming patients when needed
- Responsible for patient/family teaching & responds to emergencies
- Directs delivery of & evaluates psychiatric & nursing care of patients as delivered by lower-level professional & nonprofessional staff (e.g., LPNs, hospital aides, therapeutic program workers) on assigned shift
- Monitors LPN medication administration, documentation, patient care & operation of medical equipment
- Assists in orienting & training new nursing services employees
- Prepares & reviews records & reports (e.g., incidents, restraints/seclusions, nursing care plans, shift reports, transfers, admissions & discharges)
- Updates nursing care plans
- Transcribes &/or verifies doctors' orders
- Writes & reviews treatment plans & writes nursing summaries
- Serves as interdisciplinary treatment team member
- Attends seminars, meetings & conferences
- Attends, conducts & participates in in-service training sessions/programs
Benefits
- Medical Coverage
- Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth/Adoption leave
- Employee Development Funds
- Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
- Deferred Compensation (457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
