Psychiatric/DD Nurse - 20022374

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC); Orient (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) seeks a Registered Nurse to provide psychiatric nursing care at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, OH. You will plan care, assess patients, and work on a multi-disciplinary team to support mental health needs.

You will deliver crisis intervention, medication education, and evidence-based nursing care while documenting progress and coordinating treatment plans with physicians and CNS staff.

Qualifications

• RN license in Ohio in good standing.
• Experience in psychiatric/behavioral health nursing preferred.
• Ability to document and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Plan psychiatric care based on assessment findings and patient needs.
• Write measurable goals and plan interventions for patients.
• Serve on a multidisciplinary mental health team providing psychiatric nursing services.
• Provide crisis intervention when needed.
• Complete psychiatric nursing assessments and participate in treatment plans.
• Conduct medication education and participate in related groups.
• Implement precautions for suicide/escape and manage safety orders.
• Observe and evaluate responses to medications and therapies.
• Submit timely reports to psychiatrists and treatment staff.
• Document data on patient records and coordinate appointments.
• Provide direct professional nursing care (vital signs, meds administration).
• Attend meetings and training sessions as directed.

Skills

Nursing

Behavioral Health

Professional

Basic Documentation

Medication Management

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Customer Focus

Decision Making

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Registered Nurse license (OH)

Tools

Basic Documentation

Medication Management

Behavioral Health

Professional

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 $95,000 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.

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
• Emotional Intelligence

Organization

Rehabilitation & Correction - Correctional Reception Center

Work Location

Correction Reception Center

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Pickaway County-Orient

Schedule

Full-time

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

1199

Technical Skills

• Basic Documentation
• Medication Management
• Behavioral Health
• Professional

Professional Skills

• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• Emotional Intelligence
• Teamwork
• Confidentiality

Agency Overview

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.

What We Do…

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

Are You Ready?

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!