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 call
• Assists with doctor’s sick call
• Assists 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 documents all findings promptly
• 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 concerns
• Reviews shift reports from preceding shifts
• Assists physicians with medical procedures
• Assumes duties of other nurses during absences
• Counsels and provides education to patients regarding healthcare maintenance and disease prevention
• Participates in quality assurance activities
• Provides training and 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 under 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

• Requires current licensure as a registered professional nurse in the state of Ohio issued by the Board of Nursing (Section 4723.03 of Ohio Revised Code)
• Valid Ohio nursing license required; application of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows practice across compact states
• Ability to practice in a correctional setting and handle emergency situations

Starting pay is approximately $78,000 based on location and shift assignments.

Noble Correctional Institute, Noble County, Caldwell, Ohio (United States)