Correctional Advanced Practice Nurse / Psychiatric / Mental Health

Serves as a health care provider, providing primary psychiatric care in coordination with interdisciplinary health care and mental health team; Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure : m onitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of acute and psychiatric illness; completes comprehensive psychiatric exam and dictates findings, including assessments for suicidal ity and homicidal ity ; evaluates necessity for further psychiatric testing or referral to appropriate specialist; analyzes relevant data and prescribes appropriate medications; dictates discharge narrative summaries; work in collaboration with supervising psychiatrist as required and outlined by Ohio law; maintains a caseload of hospitalized patients as assigned by the Chief Clinical Officer; analyzes and documents findings & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically psychiatric ill patients; completes discharge planning/follow-up care for patients with chronic care &/or medical issues; evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or out side NOPH ; orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray s & other diagnostic testing. Maintains required medical records : documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency & hospital guidelines, policies, protocols, bi-laws & agency professionally accredited standards; documents assessments & diagnostic impression including treatment plans & follow up parameters; cooperates with hospital peer review and medical quality oversight; provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses & other caregivers; develops & implements care plans; establishes & maintains rapport with patients & families (e.g., assesses teaching needs of patients, reinforces information taught by physician s , answers questions &/or directs patient back to physician s , documents teaching); provides health guidance for patients and families; demonstrates awareness of legal aspects of nursing related to the nurse practitioner; nurse practice act & accepted standards; directs clinical tasks as needed & interprets written policies & procedures; provides in-service & continuing education to direct care staff; serves as resource person to other entities (e.g., infection control, education & training office); confers with other health care providers to provide & ensure delivery of quality patient care; enforces & implements established policies & procedures; reports & records pertinent information regarding total patient care .

Develops &/or assists others in development of and implements & evaluates patient/family/ staff educational programs & learning tools (e.g., confers with appropriate resource personnel to identify training needs; serves as resource person for patient/families/staff utilizing areas of clinical expertise; assists nursing personnel in preparation & presentation of patient-centered conferences); advises patients & families regarding health maintenance; identifies health risk factors; modifies management plan through utilization of information gathered during history & physical consultation, diagnostic work-up & other relevant resources; assists nursing personnel & other health care professionals in treatment plan; coordinates & conducts surveys to ascertain potential health problem areas & utilizes data gathered in development of plans for activities (i.e., including planning new approaches to care).

Develops & evaluates standards for nursing practice; supports, participates & collaborates in agency programs & activities; establishes goals & objectives & participates in continuous quality improvement measures; serves on various nursing, medical & agency committees; attends staff meetings; attends in-service &/or other continuing education courses relative to growth & development as a nurse practitioner, plans & selects methods to share new knowledge with appropriate staff; acts as consultant to treatment teams: meets with other clinical staff regarding matters involving nursing care practice, designs, evaluates & implements therapeutic interventions; remains abreast of timely changes & developments.

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

Valid license as Registered Nurse: completion of advanced level practice nurse program for Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Nurse Practitioner in psychiatric/mental health specialty & certified by Ohio Board of Nursing for advanced practice with valid certificate of authority & certificate to prescribe in accordance with ORC 4723.