Psychiatric/DD Nurse - Quick Start

Company: MEDQ SOLUTIONS INC
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

*\*Quick Start*\*

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

Urgent need for a *Psychiatric/DD Nurse* with our client, which is a Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
* Job Location: Cincinnati, OH 45237
* Shift: 2nd Shift (2:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
* Duration of Contract: 6 Months + Extendable
* Guaranteed hours: 40 hrs
* Experience: Must have Psych experience

*Pay Rate: $55/hr*

*Submissions Requirements:*
* Resume
* Healthcare-professional level CPR certification
* COVID vaccine card or exemption letter
* Ohio Medical License
* Copy of Board Certification
* Drug Enforcement Administration certification
* Must have Psych experience
* ANCC Certificate

*Job Duties in Order of Importance:*
* Assesses & evaluates nursing & medical needs of patients who are institutionalized, initiates & directs implementation of nursing care plan, observes, evaluates & records patient behavior, condition & response to medication, treatments & therapeutic activities, coordinates clinical & medical appointments, provides professional nursing care (i.e., administers medications & treatments as ordered by physician, assists with physical examinations, takes & records vital signs), assists in feeding & grooming patients when needed, responsible for patient/family teaching & responds to emergencies.
* Directs delivery of & evaluates psychiatric & nursing care of patients as delivered by lower-level professional & non- professional staff (e.g., LPNs, hospital aides, therapeutic program workers) on assigned shift, monitors LPN medication administration, documentation, patient care & operation of medical equipment & assists in orienting & training new nursing services employees.

*Major Worker Characteristics:*
* Knowledge of professional nursing procedures; psychiatric or developmentally disabled nursing\*; employee training & development\*; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures as related to nursing; public relations\*; counseling\*. Skill in operation of medical equipment. Ability to deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables; write meaningful, concise & accurate reports; demonstrate physical fitness.
* (\*) Developed after employment.

*Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment:*
* Requires current licensure as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio 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; exposed to unpredictable patient behavior; may require travel to community site under contract with Department of Mental Health.

*For more details please contact #(425) 250-9798(From 7:30AM Until 4:30PM PST, I Will be Available to take calls)*

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: Up to $55.00 per hour

Medical Specialty:
* Psychiatry



Experience:
* Psych: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:
* Cincinnati, OH 45237 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:
* Cincinnati, OH 45237: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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