Assistant Regional Nurse Manager (Eastern Region) #01978
About The Position
The Assistant Regional Nurse Manager provides leadership, guidance, supervisory, clinical, and administrative support to Health Authorities within the assigned region. The role ensures health care is provided in accordance with state and federal guidelines. It includes periodically reviewing policies and helping standardize health care procedures throughout the region to improve health care within the Department of Corrections. The Assistant Regional Nurse Manager also supports recruitment and retention of health care personnel and orients newly hired Health Authorities in the region. The position requires a valid, unrestricted Virginia RN license and current BLS certification for health care providers through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire. Applicants who are recent graduates of a Virginia nursing program and are not yet licensed must have their NCLEX-RN exam scheduled at the time of application. Applicants are subject to the agency’s background investigation and, for designated safety-sensitive positions, pre-employment drug screening. VADOC facilities are tobacco-free.
Requirements
- Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted Virginia RN license. Recent graduates of Virginia nursing programs who are not yet licensed must have the NCLEX-RN exam scheduled at the time of application.
- Hold current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care providers through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire.
- Knowledge of professional nursing principles and evidence-based practices, including Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), risk management, patient safety, and the American Nurses Association’s scope and standards of practice for correctional nursing.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively using dialogic practices, evaluate performance, negotiate changes to improve services, and use effective problem-solving techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to review and suggest improvements to health care procedures and ensure excellent customer service.
- Ability to interpret policy and complete work assignments independently.
- Ability to recognize and promote good working relationships.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Experience as a supervisory nurse or nurse manager.
- Experience monitoring staff performance, including the performance management process.
- Proficiency with standard computer applications, such as Microsoft Suite and Google Docs.
- Working knowledge of nursing administration principles and practices.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to obtain correctional nursing certification after one year of Department of Corrections employment.
- Experience in an acute care setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, guidance, supervisory, clinical, and administrative support to Health Authorities within the assigned region.
- Ensure health care is provided in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
- Periodically review policies and help standardize health care procedures throughout the region.
- Support recruitment and retention of health care personnel.
- Orient newly hired Health Authorities in the region.
- Review and suggest improvements to health care procedures and support excellent customer service.
- Monitor staff performance, including through the performance management process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
