Psychiatric Nursing Lead Shift Supervisor

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities; Mount Vernon (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

Paid time off

11 holidays per year

OPERS retirement

Education funds

Job summary

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities is seeking a registered nurse to assess and direct nursing care for institutionalized patients at Mount Vernon Developmental Center. You will administer medications, monitor vital signs, assist with examinations, and coordinate clinical appointments.

You will supervise nursing staff on shift, update care plans, document patient responses, and contribute to interdisciplinary treatment planning, adhering to state and federal nursing regulations and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of professional nursing procedures; psychiatric or developmentally disabled nursing*; employee training & development*; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures as related to nursing; public relations*, counseling*.
• Skill in operation of medical equipment. Ability to deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables; write meaningful, concise & accurate reports; demonstrate physical fitness.

Responsibilities

• Assesses & evaluates nursing & medical needs of patients who are institutionalized, initiates & directs implementation of nursing care plan, observes, evaluates & records patient behavior, condition & response to medication, treatments & therapeutic activities, coordinates clinical & medical appointments, provides professional nursing care (i.e., administers medications & treatments as ordered by physician, assists with physical examinations, takes & records vital signs).
• Directs delivery of psychiatric & nursing care of patients as delivered by lower-level professional & nonprofessional staff on assigned shift, monitors LPN medication administration, documentation, patient care & operation of medical equipment & assists in orienting & training new nursing services employees.
• Prepares & reviews records & reports (e.g., incidents, restraints/seclusions, nursing care plans, shift reports, transfers, admissions & discharges), updates nursing care plans, transcribes &/or verifies doctors' orders, writes & reviews treatment plans & writes nursing summaries.

Skills

Nursing procedures

Psychiatric nursing

Developmental disabilities nursing

Employee training

Regulatory compliance

Medical equipment

Job description

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities is seeking a registered nurse to assess and direct nursing care for institutionalized patients at Mount Vernon Developmental Center. You will administer medications, monitor vital signs, assist with examinations, and coordinate clinical appointments.

You will supervise nursing staff on shift, update care plans, document patient responses, and contribute to interdisciplinary treatment planning, adhering to state and federal nursing regulations and