Nurse Manager

The Oregon Department of Corrections has a Work out of Class/Job Rotation Nurse Manager opening at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. This recruitment is for a twelve (12) month job rotation.

To be eligible to apply, you must be a permanent employee, or hold a current nursing position with the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC), Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (BPPPS), or Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE). This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified applicants and may be used to fill future vacancies.

The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) seeks to employ career-oriented candidates and offers employment opportunities in a wide variety of challenging occupations. ODOC’s mission is to promote public safety by holding offenders accountable for their actions and reducing the risk of future criminal behavior.

What you will be doing

You will supervise Institution Registered Nurses, as well as Registered Nurses who have been designated as Lead Workers and Health Services Technicians. 

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 inmates 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 assist the institution’s Medical Services Manager to 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 in the absences of the Medical Services Manager. 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 inmates. 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 inmates.

Ensures medical records are properly maintained on all inmates.

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 policy-making 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 managing the fiscal resources; and is primarily responsible for overseeing the nursing schedules to minimize budgetary overtime of the Health Services Program.

Minimum Qualifications

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.
 

To be eligible to apply, you must be a permanent employee, or hold a current nursing position with of the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC), Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (BPPPS), or Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE).

What We Are Looking For

Special Qualifications

• You must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record or be able to provide an acceptable alternative method of transportation

• Must have an unencumbered Oregon RN license

• Must have a current CPR Basic Life Support certification at the time of hire

General Knowledge

• 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

Requested Skills

• 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