What You'll Do:
- Plans, directs, and evaluates all medical services within the correctional institution.
- Establishes, implements, and evaluates medical programs.
- Reviews and updates current programs.
- Develops, administers, and enforces policy and procedures.
- Develops and implements institutional nursing policy and procedure manual.
- Prepares nursing budget with input from medical staff.
- Serves as nursing liaison with other units in institution to ensure services are coordinated.
- Directs public relations activities.
- Directs and manages use and maintenance of inmate electronic health care records.
- Coordinates nursing services with other patient services.
- Conducts and/or attends health care meetings.
- Provides leadership for quality assurance functions (ex. ACA audit standards).
- Submits and/or approves requisitions for medical supplies and/or equipment.
- Works with advanced level providers to assure adequate medical care for inmates.
- Documents and/or reviews in the electronic heath record documentation.
- Supervises permanent employees and agency/contract medical staff (e.g., RN's, LPN's, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, medical records & dental)
- Approves/disapproves leave requests and completes and signs performance evaluations and handles disciplinary problems.
- Schedules work assignments and reviews and evaluates completed work.
- Recruits, interviews, and recommends applicants for hire, trains, and orients new employees and agency staff.
- Develops and provides medical staff training and education.
- Serves on institution committees
- Investigates and responds to inquiries about healthcare concerns raised by inmates, families, and other interested parties
- Monitors healthcare services compliance with state and federal regulations, standards and court orders and report findings.
- Provides direct professional nursing care to inmates
- Administers emergency care and first aid to inmates and staff.
- Assesses inmate patients and administers medications during absence of nursing staff or as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned
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; 24 mos. exp. as registered nurse; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in counseling; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in interviewing; 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in public relations; 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in employee training & development; 6 courses or 18 mos. exp. in management.
- Or 6 mos. exp. as Nurse 2, 65513.
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated licensure.
Job Skills: Nursing, Customer Service, Medical, Management, Health Administration, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Delegation, Leading Others, Strategic Thinking