Nurse Practitioner - 6787

Nurse Practitioner

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The Community Youngstown, OH Youngstown, one of the largest cities in Ohio, is approximately 65 miles southeast of Cleveland and boasts a population of approximately 65,000. Being one of the larger cities in Ohio, Youngstown has a lot to offer its residents. Historically known as the center of steel production, Youngstown has reinvented itself into a culturally vibrant city. People can come to appreciate the historic landmarks, such as Lanterman's Mill, and take advantage of the many parks, entertainment centers, restaurants, and everything else the city has to offer. Youngstown is a unique place where anyone can feel like they belong. For families, Youngstown offers excellent schools and safe neighborhoods. If you are looking for a place to experience all the good things that life has to offer, you can find your place in Youngstown.

The Facility Ohio State Penitentiary The Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) is an Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction supermax security prison located in Youngstown serving Level 5, 4, 3, and 1 male inmates (level 1 inmates housed in a separate building). The facility opened in 1998 and has a capacity of 502 inmates. Location: 878 Coitsville-Hubbard Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44505

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities (included but not limited to):

• Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure:
  • Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.
  • Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions.
  • Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients.
  • Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or medical issues.
  • Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.
  • Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting.
  • Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.
  • Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.
• Maintains required medical records:
  • Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards.
  • Documents assessments & diagnostic impressions including treatment plans & follow up parameters.
  • Cooperates monthly with institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or agency equivalent for medical quality oversight.
• Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.
• Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings:
  • Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer.
  • Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.
  • Attends quarterly medical meetings.
  • Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding health maintenance & promotion & identifies health risk factors.
  • Attends in-services &/or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as nurse practitioner.

Major Worker Characteristics: Knowledge of skilled registered nursing procedures; advanced nurse practices; HIPAA regulations; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing; human relations; employee training & development; health care services & program management; counseling; interviewing. Skill in use of equipment (e.g., surgical equipment, ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, BP cuff, EKG machine, otoscope, reflex hammer); operation of personal computer. Ability to handle sensitive telephone & face-to-face inquiries & contacts with general public; possess strong clinical base in order to make judgments & decisions regarding patient care & treatment; deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables; define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions; gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; understand & follow philosophies, policies & procedures of facility; establish & maintain positive rapport with patients, patients' families, nursing & other department &/or agency staff; maintain confidentiality of information. (*)Developed after employment.

Requirements:

• Valid license as Registered Nurse
• Completion of Nurse Practitioner program & certified by Ohio Board of Nursing for advanced practice with valid certificate of authority & certificate to prescribe in accordance with ORC 4723.

Training and Development Required to Remain in the Classification After Employment: Must obtain Drug Enforcement Agency number for scheduled drugs within 1 month of employment. Must satisfy all requirements to maintain licensure. Unusual Working Conditions: Works in a secure institutional, facility or correctional setting & exposed to unpredictable behavior of violent inmate patients; works shifts, weekends & holidays. Shift: 7:00-3:00 M-F

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