Psychiatric​/DD Nurse % Supplement & Supplement nd Shift

Psychiatric/DD Nurse Full Time 15 % Recruitment Supplement & 10% Supplement for 2nd Shift

Organization:
Developmental Disabilities - Mt. Vernon Developmental Center Agency Contact Name and Information: trina.kolakowskio.gov

Unposting Date:
Ongoing

Work Location:

Mount Vernon Development Ctr 1250 Vernon view Drive Mount Vernon 43050

Primary

Location:

United States of America-OHIO-Knox County-Mount Vernon Compensation:

Schedule:

Full-time Classified Indicator:
Classified Union: 1199

Primary Job Skill:
Nursing

Job Description:

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), assists in feeding & grooming patients when needed, responsible for patient/family teaching & responds to emergencies.

Directs delivery of & evaluates psychiatric & nursing care of patients as delivered by lower-level professional & nonprofessional staff (e.g., LPNs, hospital aides, therapeutic program workers) 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.

Serves as interdisciplinary treatment team member, attends seminars, meetings & conferences & attends, conducts & participates in in-service training sessions/programs.

Major Worker Characteristics:
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.

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; demonstrates physical fitness. Job

Skills:

Nursing Supplemental Information $36.01 per hour with the first increase in 180 days to $37.75 Additional $1.50 per hour shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts Additional $3.60per hour for assigned 2nd and 3rd shift Additional hourly recruitment supplement $5.40 per hour Annual increases each year with an additional longevity supplement after 5 years of service