Registered Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing school.
• Hold a valid Ohio Registered Nurse license.
• Have experience working with children and adolescents.
• Keep required trainings, certifications, and licensure current in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Administer and supervise medication administration for clients in residential treatment units, transitional living, Monarch School, and the After School Program according to established guidelines.
• Participate in implementing clients’ plans of care.
• Make rounds in cottages and attend to clients’ health care needs.
• Conduct physical assessments and document significant findings in client records.
• Screen clients and make appropriate referrals to the pediatrician.
• Assist the pediatrician with client examinations in the Health Clinic.
• Teach clients and staff about health care topics and medications.
• Document billable direct-care hours using the time log system.
• Perform indicated medical treatments, such as wound care.
• Orient new staff and train them on policies and procedures.
• Attend client staffing and treatment team meetings as indicated.
• Assist and train cottage staff in making appropriate decisions about clients’ health care needs.
• Note, transcribe, and check orders against Medication Administration Records when indicated.
• Contact physicians about abnormal lab results and emergencies.
• Count narcotics daily and sign controlled-substance audit sheets.
• Order, receive, and distribute routine and Leave of Absence medications.
• Return and credit medications when indicated.
• Call for lab results when indicated and follow up on outside medical appointments.
• Assist with daily Health Clinic operations, including helping the secretary with filing, obtaining consent, and scheduling outside appointments.
• Keep the exam room and Health Clinic clean, stocked, and orderly.
• Contribute to clinical records by completing assigned documentation on time and in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings, supervision, and ongoing training.
• Keep required trainings, certifications, and licensure current.
• Maintain ethical and professional conduct and adhere to Agency policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Competitive benefit options for employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.
• Comprehensive medical coverage, including a free option, dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts.
• Tuition benefits: 50% Case Western MSW tuition discount, Ohio University undergraduate and graduate tuition scholarships, and free supervision for licensed roles.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• 24/7 employee assistance program support.
• Fertility/IVF coverage.
• Childcare flexible spending account.
• Pet insurance.
• Up to $1,000 annually in retention bonuses.