Nurse Manager (Wilsonville)

State of Oregon•Wilsonville, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nurse Manager (Wilsonville) Coffee Creek Correctional Facility – Wilsonville, Oregon Oregon Department of Corrections About the Job – Your Role You will supervise Institution Registered Nurses, Health Services Technicians, and Certified Medication Aids. You may also supervise Registered Nurses who have been designated as Lead Workers and Pharmacy Technicians 2. Your duties will include recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, assigning, and managing employee performance. You will establish and manage systems to deliver medical, dental, hospice, psychiatric treatment, and medications services on a 24-hour, 7-day per week basis for adults in custody (AICs) housed in a variety of units including, but not limited to, general population, infirmary, minimum housing, disciplinary segregation unit, mental health unit, and administrative segregation unit. You will ensure the standard of health care is consistent with that available in the community and assists the facility to meet standards for environment/occupational health and safety. You will serve as the on-site health authority. You will also participate on the statewide Health Services Management team which is a forum used to problem solve operational issues, develop short- and long-range operational goals, and develop policies. Managing Manages human resources to deliver all levels and types of nursing care to a population of the adults in custody. Recruits, interviews, selects, and orients nursing personnel to perform health care delivery. Verifies licenses, certificates, and secures training for personnel. Assigns work to nursing personnel consistent with credentials and clinical privileges. Supervises employees and agency personnel so work performed is consistent with assignment and licensure requirements. Uses progressive discipline to correct deficient employee performance. The total nursing staff in each facility ranges from 05-37 positions servicing 1,400-3,000 adults in custody. Ensures medical records are properly maintained on all adults in custody. Establishes and maintains a system for administration of medication according to physicians’ orders, which is timely and conforms to applicable law, administrative rule, and security requirements. Responds to written and verbal complaints, grievances, or other request for information including investigations. Represents the Department of Corrections in court as necessary. Must be able to perform the duties as listed on the institutional Registered Nurse position description in case of emergencies, staff shortages, or as needed. Planning Writes and implements health services procedures consistent with the Health Services policy, assists in the preparation of nursing protocols at the state-wide level, and participates in policymaking regarding Health Services. Provide and arrange for in-service training of nursing staff. Schedule employees for all required training and assists in facilitating continuing professional education requirements. May function as a trainer for annual-in-service training. Establishes a plan for health care programs to evaluate and monitor the quality of health care provided. Evaluates and documents the quality of health service delivery. Prepares written and statistical reports which convey or quantify the status, volume, and quality of services provided by the Health Services Program. Assists the Medical Services Manager in examining, developing, and proposing service alternatives to expand the level of service provided or improve the quality of service, including cost and resource sharing service. Budgetary Participates in and assists the Medical Services Manager in examining in managing the fiscal resources; and is primarily responsible for overseeing the nursing schedules to minimize budgetary overtime of the Health Services Program. This position is management services and may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Requirements

Three (3) years of nursing experience including some supervisory and/or teaching experience which shows knowledge of a) nursing techniques and therapeutic intervention used in care and treatment of patients (specific to the employing facility); b) supervisory techniques and work management of subordinate personnel; and c) administrative and educational principles and practices involved in nursing administration.
At the time of appointment, must possess a valid Oregon Registered Professional Nurse's license.
Providing professional nursing care to patients
Supervision (e.g., hire, train, assign and review work, motivate, prepare performance evaluations and handle disciplinary actions)
Adapting nursing care to the emotional needs and behavior of patients
Preparing written reports, records of nursing care given and patient progress notes
Communicating orally with a variety of people answering questions and explaining information and decisions
Coordinating patient health care services with other departments
Interpreting and applying rules, statutes, procedures, guidelines, and policies
Managing and working with confidential information including medical information
Professional nursing process, methods, and procedures
Health teaching and therapeutic intervention techniques
American Nursing Association standards of psychiatric nursing
Patient rights
Human behavior and biophysical, developmental, mental, and emotional health
Personnel administration as it relates to the selection, motivation, and disciplining of employees
Principles of work organization and simplification
Administrative and educational principles and practices involved in nursing administration
The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility.

Responsibilities

Supervise Institution Registered Nurses, Health Services Technicians, and Certified Medication Aids
Recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, assigning, and managing employee performance
Establish and manage systems to deliver medical, dental, hospice, psychiatric treatment, and medications services on a 24-hour, 7-day per week basis for adults in custody (AICs)
Ensure the standard of health care is consistent with that available in the community and assists the facility to meet standards for environment/occupational health and safety
Serve as the on-site health authority
Participate on the statewide Health Services Management team
Manage human resources to deliver all levels and types of nursing care to a population of the adults in custody
Recruit, interview, select, and orient nursing personnel to perform health care delivery
Verify licenses, certificates, and secures training for personnel
Assign work to nursing personnel consistent with credentials and clinical privileges
Supervise employees and agency personnel so work performed is consistent with assignment and licensure requirements
Use progressive discipline to correct deficient employee performance
Ensure medical records are properly maintained on all adults in custody
Establish and maintain a system for administration of medication according to physicians’ orders, which is timely and conforms to applicable law, administrative rule, and security requirements
Respond to written and verbal complaints, grievances, or other request for information including investigations
Represent the Department of Corrections in court as necessary
Perform the duties as listed on the institutional Registered Nurse position description in case of emergencies, staff shortages, or as needed
Write and implement health services procedures consistent with the Health Services policy
Assist in the preparation of nursing protocols at the state-wide level, and participates in policymaking regarding Health Services
Provide and arrange for in-service training of nursing staff
Schedule employees for all required training and assists in facilitating continuing professional education requirements
Function as a trainer for annual-in-service training
Establish a plan for health care programs to evaluate and monitor the quality of health care provided
Evaluate and document the quality of health service delivery
Prepare written and statistical reports which convey or quantify the status, volume, and quality of services provided by the Health Services Program
Assist the Medical Services Manager in examining, developing, and proposing service alternatives to expand the level of service provided or improve the quality of service, including cost and resource sharing service
Participate in and assists the Medical Services Manager in examining in managing the fiscal resources
Primarily responsible for overseeing the nursing schedules to minimize budgetary overtime of the Health Services Program