Psychiatric/DD Nurse - Quick Start

Company: Medq Solutions Inc
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

**Quick Start**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)*#rn #registered nurse #psychiatric nurse #nurse #behavioral health #psyc rn #lpn #hospital #behavioral health nurse #behavioral health rnJob Types: Full-time, ContractPay: Up to $55.00 per hourMedical Specialty:* PsychiatryExperience:* 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 personby Jobble

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