Psychiatric/DD Nurse - 20022374, 20022380

State of Ohio • Orient, OH

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves planning psychiatric care for patients/offenders based on identified needs and problems. The role includes writing measurable goals, planning interventions, and serving on a multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team. The nurse will provide psychiatric nursing services, crisis intervention, and conduct psychiatric screenings and nursing assessments. Development of treatment plans, medication education, and participation in therapeutic groups are key responsibilities. The position also requires implementing special precautions for suicide and escape, managing restraint/seclusion, and observing patient/offender reactions to medication and therapies. Timely reporting to psychiatrists and treatment staff, documentation, and acting as a mental health liaison are essential. The nurse will assist psychiatrists with examinations, coordinate appointments, and provide professional nursing care, including administering medication and assessing medical needs. Direct patient care involves observing and recording symptoms, reactions, and progress, and making appropriate referrals. The role includes performing psychiatric nursing rounds, attending to emergencies, and completing psychiatric nursing care plans. Additionally, the nurse will assist with staff orientation and complete various forms and reports, including quality assurance and medication compliance. Attendance at meetings, conferences, and training sessions is also required.

Requirements

• Current license as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Revised Code
• Nursing
• Behavioral Health
• Professional
• Basic Documentation
• Medication Management
• Confidentiality
• Teamwork
• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• Emotional Intelligence

Responsibilities

• Plans psychiatric care of patient/offenders based on need and/or problems identified in patient/offender assessment
• Writes measurable goals and plans interventions specific to patient/offender
• Serves on a multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team as a provider of psychiatric nursing services for mentally ill patients/offenders
• Provides crisis intervention to patients/offenders
• Completes detailed psychiatric screening, nursing assessments and participates in the development of treatment plans
• Conducts medication education and participates in other therapeutic groups (e.g., medication compliance, sleep hygiene, medication education) as assigned
• Implements special precautions for suicide and escape and secures orders for and insures appropriateness of restraint/ seclusion of patient/offenders including special needs of population
• Observes and evaluates the patient/offenders physical and emotional reaction to medication and therapies
• Submits timely reports to the psychiatrist and appropriate treatment staff
• Documents appropriate data on the patient/inmate’s records
• Acts as a mental health liaison
• Assists psychiatrists/ CNS with psychiatric examinations
• Records and facilitates implementation of physician/psychiatrist/ CNS orders
• Coordinates psychiatric appointments
• Provides professional nursing care (e.g., checks vital signs, assesses medical needs, administers medication) to psychiatric patient/offenders
• Provides direct professional nursing care (e.g., observes, assesses and records symptoms, reactions and progress of patients) and makes appropriate referrals
• Performs psychiatric nursing rounds
• Provides immediate attention to emergencies
• Completes psychiatric nursing care plans
• Assists with orientation of staff
• Completes miscellaneous forms and reports, including quality assurance and medication compliance
• Attends meetings, conferences and training sessions as directed

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level