Registered Nurse

Provides professional nursing care to students hospitalized in student health services unit or to inmates juvenile le offenders or consumers housed in stateowned/operated facility/institution &/or staff observes assesses & records symptoms reactions & Progress of infirmary patients &/or clinic outpatients makes nursing rounds takes & records vitals prepares & administers prescribed medications & ordered treatment plans &/or immunizations monitors restrained (e.g. lockups detention isolated) patients on timely bas is (i.e. every 15 minutes) & provides 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 lowerlevel staff (e.g. RNs LP Ns) participates in staff development & education reviews care plans written by staff & trains & orients new employees

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 reportsgather collate & classify information about data people or things demonstrate physical fitness.

(*)Developed after employment.

Requires current licensure as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing.