Psychiatric/DD Nurse

This is a reposting... If you applied previously, you must apply again to be considered.

What You'll Do:

• Plans psychiatric care of patient/offenders based on need and/or problems identified in patient/offender assessment
• Writes measurable goals and plans interventions specific to patient/offender
• Serves on a multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team as a provider of psychiatric nursing services for mentally ill patients/offenders
• Provides crisis intervention to patients/offenders
• Completes detailed psychiatric screening, nursing assessments and participates in the development of treatment plans
• Conducts medication education and participates in other therapeutic groups (e.g., medication compliance, sleep hygiene, medication education) as assigned
• Implements special precautions for suicide and escape and secures orders for and insures appropriateness of restraint/ seclusion of patient/offenders including special needs of population
• Observes and evaluates the patient/offenders physical and emotional reaction to medication and therapies
• Submits timely reports to the psychiatrist and appropriate treatment staff
• Documents appropriate data on the patient/inmate's records
• Acts as a mental health liaison
• Assists psychiatrists/ CNS with psychiatric examinations
• Records and facilitates implementation of physician/psychiatrist/ CNS orders
• Coordinates psychiatric appointments
• Provides professional nursing care (e.g., checks vital signs, assesses medical needs, administers medication) to psychiatric patient/offenders
• Provides direct professional nursing care (e.g., observes, assesses and records symptoms, reactions and progress of patients) and makes appropriate referrals
• Performs psychiatric nursing rounds
• Provides immediate attention to emergencies
• Completes psychiatric nursing care plans.
• Assists with orientation of staff
• Completes miscellaneous forms and reports, including quality assurance and medication compliance
• Attends meetings, conferences and training sessions as directed

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

Ohio has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), which went into effect January 1, 2023. The NLC allows an RN to hold one multistate license (MSL) in their primary state of residence while practicing virtually or over state lines in 37 other compact states across the country.

DRC is a "qualifying employer" for purposes of the federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• 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)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Requires current license as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Revised Code.

Job Skills: Nursing, Behavioral Health, Professional, Basic Documentation, Medication Management, Confidentiality, Teamwork, Customer Focus, Decision Making, and Emotional Intelligence.