Job Description

Posting number: 26-01216

Department: Sheriff

Job classification: CORRECTIONAL HEALTH NURSE IV

Posting type: Open

Categories: Corrections, Public Safety, Nursing

*$10,000 Sign-on Bonus

Note: The salary offer for the position will be in the minimum to midpoint range ($94,934.11 to $130,534.56) and may NOT exceed the midpoint rate of the advertised compensation range. Promotional rules apply for current Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools employees.

*This position includes a sign-on bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $10,000 (full-time). This bonus program requires a signed payback agreement between the department and employee.

Examples of duties

• As the primary liaison with the Correctional Health Services Administrator and staff physician, dentist, psychiatrist, and nurse practitioner, coordinates Health Care Section activities to ensure compliance with current orders, procedures and policies and to ensure completion of operational goals and objectives;

• As the Quality Assurance Nurse (QAN), implements, and manages effective, continuous quality improvement measures within the Adult Detention Center’s Health Care Section. Supports best practice approaches, evaluates capacity and service effectiveness, develops measurement tools;

• With the Correctional Health Services Administrator, periodically updates policies and procedures, informing staff of upcoming changes and coordinating their implementation;

• Prepares documentation needed to meet the standards set by the Virginia Board of Corrections, the Virginia Board of Health Professionals, the American Correctional Association, and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care;

• Participates in preparing the Section's budget request for additional equipment and/or staff;

• Monitors the conduct and behavior of staff, providing counseling and recommending/initiating disciplinary action when appropriate;

• Ensures medical records are properly maintained and remain confidential;

• Establishes/approves work schedules that provide adequate staff coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week;

• Consults with inmates' families and attorneys regarding health care delivery and services available;

• Reviews performance evaluations of lower-level staff, establishes individual action plans to improve performance and/or efficiency, and seeks training opportunities for subordinates;

• Serves as the resource nurse for the Correctional Health Nurse III (shift supervisor) positions;

• Makes the final decision on health care issues that can be resolved at the section level, deferring to the Correctional Health Services Administrator, physician, nurse practitioner, dentist or psychiatrist as needed;

• Ensures that inmate complaints and grievances related to health care are investigated and addressed;

• Reviews and revises contract specifications and vendor contracts for health care services.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of nursing policies, procedures, practices, and protocols;

• Thorough knowledge of agency operating procedures and health care standards adopted by the American Correctional Association, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, the Virginia Board of Corrections, and the Virginia Board of Health Professionals;

• Extensive knowledge of supervisory principles, practices, techniques, and procedures;

• Knowledge of County personnel, budgeting, and procurement policies and procedures;

• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers, subordinates, other staff members, inmates, and their families and attorneys;

• Ability to effectively supervise the work of subordinate health care professionals;

• Ability to quickly assess an emergency and respond appropriately.

Supplemental information

• Possession of a current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification (Required within 12 months).

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, polygraph exam, psychological exam and clearance from the National Practitioners Database to the satisfaction of the employer. Must undergo a medical screening prior to starting work.

This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)

• Experience working in an Emergency Room (ER) or an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• Experience working as a nurse in correctional health.
• National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) or other correctional accreditation experience.
• Experience providing hands-on health care.
• Nursing program development and implementation experience.
• Critical care nursing experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to effectively supervise the work of subordinate health care professionals; ability to quickly assess an emergency and respond appropriately. All duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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