Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) -20019068, 20019070, 20019072

• 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

Starting pay is approximately $95,000 based on location/shift assignments.

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. Why Work for the State of Ohio

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• 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)

• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Requires current licensure as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Ohio Revised Code.

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Skills

Nursing, Urgent and Emergency Care, Basic Medical Procedures, Medical Charting, Direct Support/Direct Care, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Teamwork, Cultural Awareness Supplemental Information

Application Procedures

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply on-line through this posting website. (We no longer accept paper applications.)

• When completing your on-line Ohio Civil Service Application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting.

• We cannot give you credit for your qualifications, experience, education and training in the job selection process if you do not provide it in your on-line application.

• You can check the status of your application by signing into your profile on this website.

• We will communicate with you through the email you provided in your profile and job application. Be sure to check your email often.

If you require a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please contact the Human Resources Office so proper arrangements can be made. Otherwise, you will be given specific instructions on requesting an accommodation if you are invited to an assessment and/or interview.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco-free workplace.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing

All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointments. Testing will also be performed for the presence of marijuana. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment unless the applicant submits medical documentation of legally prescribed medications or a recommendation for medical marijuana.