Supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate staff nurses, and medical/clerical nurse unit coordinators to insure 24 hour nursing coverage.
Recommends personnel actions related to hiring, disciplinary procedures (including 2nd step and GRIP), performance evaluations, leave requests, grievances, work schedules and assignments.
Administers personnel, State of Iowa, Nursing and related policies and procedures to staff.
Monitors accrediting, and regulatory criteria to maintain compliance, and assure compliance requirements are maintained.
Integrates standards of nursing care to maintain optimal level of care is provided to offenders.
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Licensure as 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 Administrator’s Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing; and
b. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in nursing; and
c. One year of full-time professional clinical work experience in a correctional environment or in any combination of nursing specialty areas including epidemiology, geriatrics, maternal and child health, nursing education, pediatrics, public health, mental health or psychiatrics, or intellectual disability.
2) All of the following (a and b):
a. Licensure as 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 Administrator’s Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing; and
b. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in nursing.
3) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Licensure as 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 Administrator’s Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing; and
b. One year of full-time professional clinical work experience in a correctional environment or in any combination of nursing specialty areas including epidemiology,
geriatrics, maternal and child health, nursing education, pediatrics, public health, mental health or psychiatrics, or intellectual disability; and
c. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part b), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in nursing equals one year of full-time experience.
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NOTE: BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR STATE OF IOWA OR COMPACT STATE LICENSE NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE WITH YOUR APPLICATION All positions in this class require 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 Administrator’s Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
More information about the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is available at Nurse Licensure Compact | Iowa Board of Nursing