Psychiatric/DD Nurse - 20022374

Taleo; Orient (SD); On-site; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Paid time off

11 paid holidays per year

Education and Development Funds

Job summary

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is hiring a Registered Nurse (Psychiatric) at Correction Reception Center in Orient, OH. You will plan and provide psychiatric nursing care to patients/offenders, collaborate with a multi-disciplinary mental health team, and lead medication education and crisis interventions.

Starting pay is around $95,000 per year, with a comprehensive benefits package. This full-time position requires an Ohio RN license and offers a meaningful career in a

Qualifications

• Requires current license as registered professional nurse in Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Plans psychiatric care of patient/offenders based on assessed needs.
• Writes measurable goals and plans interventions for patient/offender.
• Serves on a multi-disciplinary mental health team as a provider of psychiatric nursing services.
• Provides crisis intervention to patients/offenders.
• Completes psychiatric screenings and participates in treatment plan development.
• Conducts medication education and participates in related groups.
• Implements precautions for suicide/escape and manages restraints as needed.
• Observes patient responses to medications and therapies; documents findings.
• Submits reports to psychiatrists and treatment staff in a timely manner.
• Coordinates psychiatric appointments and facilitates communication with care teams.
• Provides professional nursing care including vital sign checks and medication administration.
• Performs psychiatric nursing rounds and responds to emergencies promptly.
• Completes nursing care plans and participates in staff orientation.

Skills

Nursing

Behavioral Health

Professional

Basic Documentation

Medication Management

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Customer Focus

Decision Making

Emotional Intelligence

Job description

Organization

Rehabilitation & Correction - Correctional Reception Center

Work Location

Correction Reception Center 11271 State Route 762 Orient 43146

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Pickaway County-Orient

Compensation : $95,000

Schedule

Full-time

Union : 1199

Primary Job Skill

Nursing

Technical Skills : Basic Documentation, Medication Management, Behavioral Health, Professional

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov

We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!

Job Description

What You’ll Do

• 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

Starting pay is approximately $95,000based 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.

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)

*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 license as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Revised Code.

Job Skills: Nursing, Behavioral Health, Professional, Basic Documentation, Medication Management, Confidentiality, Teamwork, Customer Focus, Decision Making, and Emotional Intelligence.

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.

The final applicant selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is prohibited from hiring:

• Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability if the position requires firearms certification/recertification and use;
• Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility; have been civilly or administratively adjudicated, or convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, implied threats of force, or if the victim did not or was unable to consent;
• Individuals convicted of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism, terrorism, or money laundering to support terrorism;
• Individuals who have been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony where a direct correlation exists between the position and prior criminal behavior.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.