Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current licensure as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Ohio Revised Code
• Nursing
• Urgent and Emergency Care
• Basic Medical Procedures
• Medical Charting
• Direct Support/Direct Care
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Teamwork
• Cultural Awareness

Responsibilities

• Administers medication (e.g., oral intramuscular and intravenous) and monitors patient medication compliance
• Performs treatments and performs or assists with nurse’s sick call
• Assists with doctor’s sick call
• Performs or assist with nursing management of chronic care clinics
• Responds to emergencies providing emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Performs subjective and objective assessment of patients
• Collects vital signs and timely documents all findings
• Collects urine and/or other bodily fluid specimens
• Prepares patients for release or transfer to other facilities (e.g., intrasystem or out to court) by reviewing patient care, transfer summaries or release summaries
• Ensures discharge medication orders are completed and timely forwarded to pharmacy services
• Participates in work-related training and institution training exercises.
• Provides assistance to other healthcare staff
• Investigates and documents problem areas or areas of concern
• Reviews shift report from preceding shift(s)
• Assist physicians with medical procedures
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences
• Counsels/provides education to patients regarding healthcare maintenance and prevention of disease
• Participates in quality assurance activities
• Provides training and work direction to new nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and/or hospital aides
• Serves as a resource person for other healthcare and security staff regarding healthcare matters
• Provides orientation and training for new healthcare personnel at the direction of the Nursing Supervisor
• Serves as the lead clinical authority on site in the absence of the HCA, QIC, medical director and/or advanced level provider staff
• Participates in group programming
• Participates in health and wellness initiatives
• Performs administrative duties as indicated
• Attends meetings
• Schedules multidisciplinary team meetings
• Assumes the duties of shift charge as assigned by the HCA making shift work assignments and adjustments as necessary
• Performs or assist with inventory and ordering of medical supplies
• Assists ancillary staff as needed to ensure patient care needs are met

Benefits

• Ohio has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), which went into effect January 1, 2023. The NLC allows an RN to hold one multistate license (MSL) in their primary state of residence while practicing virtually or over state lines in 37 other compact states across the country.
• DRC is a “qualifying employer” for purposes of the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program.