Nurse ; Registered Nurse

What You’ll Do

• Administers medication (e.g., oral, intramuscular, and intravenous) and monitors patient medication compliance.
• Performs treatments and assists with nurse’s sick calls.
• Assists with doctor’s sick calls.
• Performs or assists with nursing management of chronic care clinics.
• Responds to emergencies by providing emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Performs subjective and objective assessments of patients.
• Collects vital signs and documents all findings in a timely manner.
• 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 forwarded to pharmacy services in a timely manner.
• Participates in work‑related training and institutional training exercises.
• Provides assistance to other healthcare staff.
• Investigates and documents problem areas or areas of concern.
• Reviews shift reports from preceding shift(s).
• Assists 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 assists with inventory and ordering of medical supplies.
• Assists ancillary staff as needed to ensure patient care needs are met.

• Current registered professional nursing license in the state of Ohio.
• Proficiency in urgent and emergency care, basic medical procedures, and medical charting.
• Strong critical thinking, decision‑making, problem‑solving, teamwork, and cultural awareness.
• Experience with medication administration, emergency response, and chronic care clinic management.
• Ability to supervise and train nurses, agency nurses, licensed practical nurses, and hospital aides.
• Proficiency in using electronic health records and documenting vital signs and assessments.

Starting pay is approximately $92,000 based on location and shift assignments.

Madison Correctional Institute, Madison County, Ohio, United States.

Full‑time.

Union: 1199.