8995 E Main St
Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 43068
United States
The OBN's vision is to be a leader through innovative and efficient health care regulation positively impacting the wellbeing of every Ohioan.
Our mission is to actively safeguard the public through equitable regulation of nursing and other health care professions.
Our goal is to verify that individuals meet the statutory and regulatory requirements to enter or remain in practice in Ohio's health care workforce through a system designed to license and certify qualified applicants as quickly as possible.
Our top priorities are to efficiently license and certify Ohio's nurses and other health care professionals, and to promptly remove unsafe practitioners from practice in order to safeguard patients. Protecting the public is essential, as nursing and healthcare services impact nearly every resident of the State.
What You'll Do
This position will work under the direction/supervision of a Supervising Attorney and will perform the following job duties:
* Prepares legal affidavits for signature redactions in no hearing request case records
* Drafts legal documents (e.g., consent agreements, surrenders, notices of opportunity for hearing) for review by attorneys
* Reviews subpoena requests filed by parties in administrative hearings conducted under Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapter 119
* Prepares subpoenas to be issued by agency in response to the requests & coordinates mileage, witness & sheriff return of service fees
* Identifies any legal issues related to subpoena requests & drafts legal memorandum summarizing issues for attorney review
* Testifies at administrative hearings (e.g., identifies & authenticates documents)
* Maintains knowledge of other Compliance Unit tasks to be performed as needed, including, but not limited to: electronic filing with common pleas court of agency records in appeals cases; public records request response; publication of legal notices in newspaper according to ORC Chapter 119; processing pleadings & other filings in administrative hearing cases
* Requests records from other parties, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
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.
-Or 12 mos. law school training.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualification for Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Attorney/Legal, Administrative support/services, Basic Documentation, Board and Commission Compliance, Clerical and Data Entry
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.