Registered Nurse
Company: Resource Logistics
Location: Mansfield
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Description
JOB DUTIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: (These duties are illustrative
only. Incumbents may perform some or all of these duties or other
job-related duties as assigned.)
--- 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 s im,te 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; OR 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 nClientotics; 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.
MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:
Knowledge of professional registered nursing procedures; state &
federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing;
public relations; employee training & development*; inventory
control. Skill in operation of medical equipment (e.g.,
stethoscope, otoscope, blood pressure cuff, EKG machine). Ability
to deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables; write
meaningful, concise & accurate reports; gather, collate & classify
information about data, people or things; demonstrate physical
fitness. (*)Developed after employment.
MINIMUM CLASS QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT:
Requires current licensure as registered professional nurse in ***
as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Ohio Revised
Code.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN THE CLASSIFICATION
AFTER EMPLOYMENT:
Biennial renewal of licensure as registered nurse.
UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
Works shifts, weekends & holidays; exposed to communicable
diseases.
Keywords: Resource Logistics, Mansfield , Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Mansfield, Ohio
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