Nurse RN - Correctional Mental Health - $50-55 per hour at 22nd Century Healthcare summary:

The Nurse RN - Correctional Mental Health at 22nd Century Healthcare provides professional nursing care to inmates and juveniles in secure facilities, focusing on mental health. This role involves assessing patient conditions, administering medications, and coordinating health care among staff while ensuring compliance with medical protocols. The nurse also participates in staff development and maintains accurate medical records and inventory for the facility.

22nd Century Healthcare is seeking a local contract nurse RN Correctional Mental Health for a local contract nursing job in Lebanon, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Mental Health
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, evenings
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Job Description • Provides professional nursing care to students hospitalized in student health services unit, or to inmates, juvenile offenders, or consumers housed in state-owned/operated facility/institution &/or staff, observes, assesses & records symptoms, reactions & progress of infirmary patients &/or clinic out-patients, makes nursing rounds, takes & re cords vitals, prepares & administers prescribed medications & ordered treatment plans &/or immunizations, monitors restrained (e.g., lock-ups, detention, isolated) patients on timely Client is (i.e., every 15 minutes) & provide immediate medical attention to emergencies (e.g., administers first aid; arranges transportation to hospital emergency room; contacts staff physician when necessary; counsels patient regarding need for medical referrals) & if assigned, also schedules, assigns & reviews work (i.e., has authority to either approve/disapprove leave requests or to complete performance evaluations, but such is not mandatory to be performed) of lower-level staff (e.g., RNs, LP Ns), participates in staff development & education, reviews care plans written by staff & trains & orients new employees; • In corrections medical center, is responsible for all health care of 20-60 bedridden inmates (i.e., makes rounds, evaluates care needed & rendered; does care plans & teaches health care principles; administers medication including narcotics; renders all direct nursing care as needed) & performs specialized procedures (i.e., iv therapy, chemotherapy, wound care, oxygen therapy, dialysis, blood transfusion, incubation & CPR, tube feeding, catheterization, suctioning & phlebotomy duties). • Organizes & oversees 'code blue' team; directs health care staff (e.g., hospital aides & licensed practical nurses) assigned to area; acts as lead worker in charge of one assigned shift in absence of nurse 2 employee' assists physician in giving diagnostic health evaluations to students. • Performs clerical tasks (e.g., charts & records all medications, treatments & pertinent medical information; completes required reports such as incident & accident reports; documents Medicaid information; orders supplies & equipment; maintains constant & exact inventory of all controlled drugs, medication & equipment); arranges for out-patient clinic appointments; arranges for medical examinations to be done by school physician; arranges for new & refilled prescriptions ordered by physicians through local pharmacy; performs administrative tasks & serves as liaison with others in organization & conducts &/or attends meetings; serves as instructor on occasion; serves as member or leader of problem solving teams or groups. Certification/Licenses • Active RN license for State of OH • BLS/CPR Card

About 22nd Century Healthcare

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Nurse, RN, Mental Health, Correctional, Healthcare, Patient Care, Staff Development, Medical Record Keeping, Emergency Care, Ohio