Nurse 1 (Registered Nurse) 20018241 E

Ohio Department of Aging

$91K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current Ohio RN licensure as per the Board of Nursing regulations
  • Strong skills in urgent and emergency care
  • Proficiency in basic medical procedures and clinical assessments
  • Ability to efficiently perform medical charting and documentation
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking capabilities
  • Experience with teamwork and providing direct patient support
  • Cultural awareness in patient interactions

Responsibilities

  • Administer medications and monitor patient compliance
  • Perform and assist with nurse's sick calls and treatments
  • React to emergencies with appropriate care protocols
  • Conduct comprehensive subjective and objective patient assessments
  • Prepare patients for transfer/release, ensuring all paperwork is accurate
  • Educate patients on health maintenance and disease prevention
  • Participate in training for healthcare staff and quality assurance initiatives

Benefits

  • Eligibility for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program
  • Opportunity to serve as lead clinical authority in the absence of key personnel
  • Training and mentoring opportunities for professional development
  • Involvement in health and wellness initiatives
  • Supportive, collaborative work environment among healthcare staff
Full Job Description
This is a reposting... If you applied previously, you must apply again to be considered.

What You'll Do:
  • Administers medication (e.g., oral intramuscular and intravenous) and monitors patient medication compliance
  • Performs treatments and performs or assists with nurse's sick call
  • 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 $91,000 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.

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.

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

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