RN Site Administrator

Job Summary:

The RN Site Administrator is responsible for leading the nursing team at our Talladega County facility. This role requires a strong nursing background, with a minimum of 3 years of experience and 1-2 years of administrative/management experience. The ideal candidate will have a passion for correctional healthcare and be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulate staffing patterns in congruence with contract requirements and ensure compliance.
• Utilize QCHC manuals, policies, and procedures to guide treatment of inmates and appropriate actions with nursing staff.
• Interview/Hire new staff to ensure staffing requirements are met.
• Coordinate new employee orientation and ensure completion of documentation.
• Assess clinical skills of each staff member relative to job responsibilities and identify ways to educate and correct any deficiencies.
• Ensure all nursing activities follow required standards and regulations.
• Ensure daily nursing tasks are completed within prescribed timeframe.
• Foster support and cooperation with jail staff and administration to promote teamwork and fulfillment of QCHC's mission.
• Conduct staff meetings at least monthly to ensure all staff are informed and current on important information at all times.
• Completes annual performance evaluations.
• Assist with payroll review and ensure time and worked hours are correct for all staff.
• Identify expected clinical outcomes goals and develop tools for measuring results of these outcome goals.
• Work closely with physicians, and clinical staff to ensure continuity of care.
• Perform inmate care in accordance with physician orders and standards of nursing practice.
• Assist the Medical Director/Director of Nursing in pharmacy utilization reviews.
• Ensure participation in CQI activities.
• Plan, direct, and participate in the development of new and/or revised nursing policies and procedures.
• Assist with budgetary planning and operate within budget goals.
• Identify equipment and capital equipment needs and submit request to corporate.
• Formulate and submit weekly and monthly reports to corporate per scheduled timeline.
• Attend ALL mandatory meetings and 80% of non-mandatory meetings a year.
• Follow QCHC policies, procedures & guidelines.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned / needed to include any and all clinical duties.

Requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Valid/current Nursing License from state of employment.
• Current CPR.
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing practice with 1-2 years administrative/management experience preferred.
• One year of experience in correctional healthcare preferred.

Position Requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Valid/current Nursing License from state of employment.
• Current CPR.
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing practice with 1-2 years administrative/management experience preferred.
• One year of experience in correctional healthcare preferred.

Location: Talladega County

About QCHC: Quality Correctional Health Care is a physician-owned company exclusively devoted to providing inmate healthcare services in the correctional environment. We have a proven track record devoted exclusively to providing inmate healthcare services in corrections environments. We currently provide healthcare to approximately 12,000 inmates in over sixty jails in six states.

Our Mission: To seamlessly integrate cost-effective, affordable, and quality correctional healthcare into the corrections environment.