Purpose: Provide skilled nursing care and perform related nursing services.

Provides professional nursing care to clients:

• Observes, assesses and records inpatient’s and outpatient’s symptoms, reactions and progress;


• Administers prescribed medications and/or ordered treatment plans, emergency care procedures for students, staff, and/or visitors;


• Provides health education (e.g., counseling, prevention);


• Establishes a compassionate environment (e.g., providing emotional and psychological support to patients and families);


• Provides first aid and/or CPR.

Documents patient care and/or services:

• Charts and records patient information and/or services rendered (e.g., clinical appointments, treatment records, Medicare reimbursements, diagnostic evaluations and programs).

Protects patients and employees and assures quality of care:

• Adheres to therapeutic standards;


• Plans and implements patient care goals and measures health outcomes against patient care goals and standards;


• Makes or recommends necessary adjustments;


• Follows standards of care set by State Board of Nursing, Ohio Nurse Practice Act and other governing agency regulations;


• Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations;


• Uses equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results;


• Maintains nursing supplies inventory and anticipates needs (e.g., checking stock to determine inventory levels);


• Places and expedites orders for supplies and verifies receipt;.


• Provides health screenings and preventative programs.

Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams:

• Communicates information;


• Responds to requests;


• Builds rapport;


• Participates in team problem-solving methods.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge:

• Attends educational workshop;


• Reviews professional publications;


• Establishes personal networks;

Participates in professional societies.

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.