| Location | Fort Dodge, IA |
| Salary | $81,203.20–$124,883.20 Per Year |
Nursing Services Director
Salary
$81,203.20 - $124,883.20 Annually
Location
Fort Dodge - 50501 - Webster County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
27-00459
Agency
252 Corrections - Fort Dodge Correctional Facility
Opening Date
08/14/2026
Closing Date
9/13/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
#LI-POST
Point of Contact
Nancy.Strait@iowa.gov
Job Description
Supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate staff to ensure 24-hour coverage.
A. Effectively recommends personnel actions including hiring, corrective/disciplinary measures, performance
evaluations, work schedules, and duty assignments.
B. Administers personnel management and enforces departmental policies and procedures. Maintains accurate
timekeeping, payroll, and leave records.
C. Oversees the delivery of Health Services to ensure high-quality, timely, and appropriate care provided to
incarcerated individuals.
D. Establishes and maintains guidelines for staffing within the health care agency to assure adequate nursing
coverage for all client areas. Maintains a nursing schedule to cover the institution 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
across all shifts, holidays, and weekends.
E. Ensures annual performance evaluations are completed for all health services staff are completed in a timely
and objective manner.
F. Oversee nursing workforce planning, including recruitment, retention, succession planning, and labor relations
coordination.
Program and policy oversight and development
A. Leads the development, implementation, and ongoing revision of institutional Health Services Procedure Manual.
B. Schedules, facilitates, and documents monthly nursing meetings; ensures meeting minutes are accurately
completed and distributed.
C. Represents the nursing department in interdisciplinary meetings; communicates nursing needs and concerns to
to other departments and administration.
D. Proactively identifies, defines, and resolves barriers to care delivery to improve access and health outcomes.
F. Promotes compliance with nursing and medical standards, mission, goals, and regulatory/accreditation
requirements.
F. Evaluates cost-efficiency of services and resources while ensuring high-quality care is maintained.
G. Collaborate with medical, mental health, pharmacy, security, and administrative teams to coordinate care and
ensure continuity of services.
Participates and represents Health Services in assigned committees.
A. Administers special health programs such as infection prevention and control, nursing staff development, quality
assurance, and utilization review.
B. Represents Health Services in institutional executive and management meetings, providing updates and data on
healthcare operations.
C. Compiles and presents quarterly QA reports with analysis and recommendations for improvements in care delivery.
D. Serves as an active member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee.
E. Participates in institutional leadership and team management meetings to represent the Health Services Unit.
F. Attend and actively contribute to quarterly Nurse Manager meetings to support communication, alignment on departmental goals, and continuous quality improvement efforts.
G. Participate in weekly Medical Admissions calls and Mental Health Utilization Review meetings to ensure timely
coordination of care, appropriate placement decisions, and effective resource utilization.
H. Monitor clinical quality metrics and lead quality improvement throughout Health Services Department.
I. Serve as the nursing lead for incident reviews, death reviews, and sentinel even investigations.
Technology and Data
A. Support implementation and optimization of the Electronic Health Record (HER) system, including access control, documentation standards, and user training.
Public Health and Emergency Preparedness
A. Lead nursing components of outbreak response planning, including vaccination strategies, screening protocols, and infection control drills.
B. Participate in emergency response coordination as a nursing system leader.
E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees' rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing and experience equal to three years of full-time supervisory/management nursing experience;
OR
graduation from an accredited college or university with a Masters Degree in Nursing and experience equal to one year of full-time supervisory/management nursing experience;
OR
an equivalent combination of the required education and experience, substituting one year of experience for thirty semester hours or equivalent of education; no substitution for three years of full-time supervisory/management nursing experience.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.
Additional Qualification Requirements
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. More information can be found at Nurse Licensure Compact
NOTE: Please include your State of Iowa or Compact State License Number when submitting your application
Compact license holders are required to obtain an Iowa license within 60 days.
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Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.
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Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?
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Have you graduated from an accredited college or university with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing and experience equal to three years of full-time supervisory/management nursing experience;
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020350/82035- Have you graduated from an accredited college or university with a Masters Degree in Nursing and experience equal to one year of full-time supervisory/management nursing experience
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Do you have an equivalent combination of the required education and experience, substituting one year of experience for thirty semester hours or equivalent of education There is no substitution for three years of full-time supervisory/management nursing experience.
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Are you licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Required Question
Employer State of Iowa
Agency 252 Corrections - Fort Dodge Correctional Facility Address 1550 L St
Fort Dodge, Iowa, 50501
Website https://doc.iowa.gov/find-facility/iowa-doc-districts-and-facilities/fdcf