Director Of Nursing Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
• Licensed to practice nursing in the state.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in medicine.
• Training and experience providing services to an adult population.
• At least 3 years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing.
• Specialty certification in correctional healthcare, such as Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) or Certified Correctional Health Professional Nurse (CCHP-RN).
• Correctional healthcare experience.
• Previous clinical operations management experience.
• Direct management experience in a correctional health setting.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards, including NCCHC, ACA, and state-specific standards.
• Experience with quality-improvement programs and clinical auditing.

Responsibilities

• Use a systematic approach to meet each patient’s health needs.
• Provide quality oversight with site, regional, and corporate leadership; supervise nursing staff; establish work structures and processes that support contract requirements and healthcare policies; support staff in providing care; and organize safe, effective, and efficient patient care.
• Regularly evaluate patient-care delivery processes, provide written reports to regional teams and clients as scheduled or requested, use data to identify improvement opportunities, take action, and monitor results.
• Facilitate development and monitoring of site performance-improvement plans and contribute to site key performance indicators and Clinical Quality Initiatives.
• Facilitate random and scheduled audits of contractual and accreditation compliance and quality and safety improvement opportunities; complete and forward QAPI forms as directed; and participate on the site-level QAPI committee.
• Conduct at least annual accreditation-readiness audits, track ongoing compliance, develop action plans where appropriate, and collaborate with site leadership to implement and evaluate those plans.
• Anticipate healthcare-delivery and contractual issues; collaborate with site leadership, clients, and regional leadership to meet service-contract goals; review minutes for MAC, disease-management/case-review, and other healthcare-related meetings; and support client satisfaction.
• Screen candidates for basic knowledge and skills in the correctional environment, set and communicate recruitment standards, support recruitment compliance and effectiveness, participate in selection for site openings, and identify staff for development, promotion, and succession.
• Conduct at-hire and annual clinical competency assessments; meet monthly one-on-one with direct reports; provide mentoring, feedback, and coaching; and develop individual performance-improvement plans when appropriate.
• Coordinate and monitor orientation and onboarding; assess staff learning needs; and facilitate in-service and continuing education for nursing and ancillary personnel.
• Interpret regulations and standards, communicate performance objectives, guide staff on licensure, accreditation, and regulatory requirements, ensure nursing practice conforms to those requirements, and verify annual licensure and credentialing for licensed personnel.
• Develop monthly nursing and nursing-support staff schedules to provide adequate coverage and appropriate skill levels on each shift; monitor staffing needs and make recommendations to site and regional leadership.
• Conduct at least monthly staff meetings with site leadership and assist with annual operational and clinical performance plans under regional operational management.
• Liaise with other operating units, agencies, and outside officials, and ensure nursing records are maintained correctly.
• Participate in pharmacy, therapeutic, strategic, patient-safety/sentinel-event, performance-improvement, EMR, utilization-management, and other assigned committees or initiatives.
• Support company initiatives and clinical best practices, assist with special projects as needed, help prioritize resource allocation, and participate in monthly Regional DON calls and activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Holiday pay for New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Identity theft protection.
• Animal/pet insurance.
• Employee assistance program and discount center.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Annual incentive bonus.