Supervisory Clinical Nurse

Quick Facts

• Role: Supervisory Clinical Nurse

Description

Provides nursing expertise and leadership across medical/surgical, mental health, and other specialty units. Ensures the quality and appropriateness of comprehensive nursing care, monitors and evaluates nursing practice for safe patient care, and serves as a resource for other nursing staff. Supervises and monitors inmate-staffed health services programs and develops/approves the quarterly nursing unit work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing leadership and expertise across specialty units
• Ensure nursing care delivered is appropriate, comprehensive, and meets required standards
• Monitor and evaluate nursing practice to promote consistency and patient safety
• Act as a resource for other nursing staff
• Supervise and monitor inmate-staffed health services programs
• Develop and approve the quarterly nursing unit work schedule
• Participate in audits, program reviews, and surveys (institution, Bureau of Prisons, Joint Commission)
• Assure nursing process components are carried out (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation)
• Maintain institution security responsibilities alongside other correctional employees

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required
• Accredited nursing education (or CGFNS certification for foreign nursing education)
• Passed NCLEX
• Current, active, full, unrestricted RN license/registration in a U.S. state/DC/Puerto Rico/territory
• Upload proof of license at application time
• Qualifying nursing education and experience at or above GS-09/GS-10 level
• Meet additional qualification path: doctoral degree in professional nursing/related medical science or 1 year professional nursing experience equivalent to GS-10 plus qualifying nursing degree
• Experience supervising staff / monitoring performance / developing and approving schedules in a hospital or medical office
• Complete “Introduction to Correctional Techniques” training (3 weeks at Glynco, Georgia)
• One-year probationary period for supervisory/managerial appointment
• Willingness to relocate geographically
• Background checks including urinalysis, physical, background investigation; NCIC and credit checks
• If not currently working in an institution: complete qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence for firearm authorization

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal benefits package (eligibility depends on position type and whether full-time/part-time/intermittent)