Correctional​/Nurse Practitioner

Organization

Rehabilitation & Correction – Dayton Correctional Institution

Michele.

Addisono.gov

Dayton Correctional Institute, 4104 Germantown Street, Dayton, 45417, Ohio, United States

$53.69 per hour

Full‑time

1199

Nursing

• Basic Medical Procedures
• Medical Charting
• Medication Management
• Corrections
• Nursing

• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Interpreting Data
• Teamwork
• Time Management

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 serve 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 by helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of their communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

This position works under the general direction of the Institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and may be required to work at more than one institution.

• Monitors progress of and intervenes in the course of chronic illnesses, using the DRC policies and protocols for guidance
• Inoculates or vaccinates against communicable diseases and prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute and chronically ill patients; performs minor surgery as training and competency allow
• Performs routine physical exams of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions and diagnose new conditions
• Evaluates patients for the necessity of specialty referral consultations inside or outside the institution and reviews said consult reports for the recommendations, approving or disapproving accordingly
• Orders and reviews the results of laboratory, x‑ray, and other diagnostic testing as appropriate
• Facilitates, with the CMO, the completion of medical reclassification and requests for non‑formulary medications as necessary
• Performs routine and emergency medical care of inmate patients as scheduled
• Examines, diagnoses and treats patients within scope of practice, as identified by the State of Ohio Nursing Board as applicable
• Conducts rounds on infirmary patients as deemed appropriate by the CMO
• Writes up medical information gathered during patient interviews according to DRC Bureau of Medical Services guidelines, policies, protocols, and related ACA standards currently in practice, documenting all assessments and diagnostic impressions, as well as any other treatment plans and follow‑up parameters
• Cooperates with CMO medical quality oversight and accepts suggestions, redirection, and guidance
• Attends professional institutional‑specific meetings as requested by the Warden, Deputy Warden, or CMO
• Attends the monthly institutional medical Continuous Quality Improvement meetings as an active participant
• Attends statewide Medical Leadership Quarterly meetings as directed by the CMO
• Takes outpatient call as directed by the CMO, after approval by the BOMS State Medical Director

• Valid license as Registered Nurse
• Completion of a Nurse Practitioner program
• Certified by the Ohio Board of Nursing for advanced practice with a valid certificate of authority and certificate to prescribe in accordance with ORC 4723

• 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)

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