Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Duration: 3+ months Hours/Day: 40 hrs./week Shift: 36 Hr./week (Friday Sat and Sunday) -- The schedule will be fixed after the interview Job Description: 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 & records 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) 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 the 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, LPNs) Participates in staff development & education, reviews care plans written by staff & trains & orients new employees. 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 narcotics; 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 the area; acts as lead worker in charge of one assigned shift in the absence of nurse 2 employee assists the 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, and medication & equipment); arranges for out-patient clinic appointments; arranges for medical examinations to be done by the school physician. Arrange for new & refilled prescriptions ordered by physicians through a local pharmacy; perform administrative tasks & serve as liaison with others in the organization & conduct &/or attend meetings; serve as an instructor on occasion; serve as member or leader of problem-solving teams or groups. Required Skills: Knowledge of professional registered nursing procedures; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing; public relations; employee training & development*; inventory control. Skill in the 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. Requires current licensure as a registered professional nurse in the state of Ohio as issued by the Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of the Ohio Revised Code. Required Qualifications: CPR certification COVID Card or Exemption letter ODRC About our Company: - 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integra