Correction Nurse Practitioner Supervisor (20078779)

About the role

Directs assigned mental healthcare-related project(s) covering all phases of project management.

Primary stakeholders are ODRC executives and the Bureau of Behavioral Health Services.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning of federal/state mental healthcare-related mandated projects.
• Coordinates projects with other services, write, implement and monitor policy and ensure compliance.
• Ensures policy, procedures, directives and objectives are in line with mission and goals of agency and/or federal/state legislation.
• Interpret federal and state laws and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Develops and/or directs development and implementation of planning documents (e.g., resources, specific assignments).
• Serve as agency representative for projects in public forums (e.g., focus groups, other state agencies, county agencies, media, federal government, legislature).
• Make project presentations to organizations, executive management and political organizations and individuals to educate/market benefits.
• Attend meetings, training, conferences and/or workshops on related topics.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must conduct themselves professionally, and in a law-abiding manner, at all times and in accordance with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction Standards of Employee Conduct.
• Under the direction of the state chief psychiatrist, will spend time in each of the DRC institutional mental health care areas to provide scheduled routine inmate patient care, as well as emergency mental health care.
• Examine, diagnose, and treat patients within scope of CNP/DNP practice, as deemed identified by the State of Ohio.
• Makes regular visits to DRC institutions, providing clinical supervision to institutional CNPs/PAs/administrators/mental health care staff; monitors and evaluates the delivery of mental health services and support actions to improve those services as necessary; assists state chief psychiatrist with the evaluation of requests for movement of mental health inmates to ensure placement at appropriate level of care, resource management and utilization and non-formulary drugs and other administrative duties.
• Provides direct clinical services on-site and/or via tele-med as needed to cover unexpected short-term emergency clinical needs.
• Participate/conduct investigations of mental healthcare related incidents and provides recommendations to managing officers of agency.
• Implements quality initiatives and coordinates related projects.
• Renders decisions when interrelated projects require direction.
• Captures and documents all assessments and diagnostic impressions, as well as any treatment plans and follow-up parameters.
• Cooperates with state chief psychiatrist and mental health quality oversight and accepts constructive suggestions/redirection/guidance within the administrative portion of the job.

Qualifications

• Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment: Medical Organization Rehabilitation & Correction - Operation Support Center Agency Contact Name and Information Vlora.Mcafee@drc.ohio.gov Unposting Date Jul 17, 2026, 3:59:00 AM Work Location DRC Central Office-Fran-ODOT Primary Location United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus Compensation $ 59.41 Schedule Full-time Work Hours 40 Classified Indicator Unclassified Union Exempt from Union Technical Skills Medical Charting, Behavioral Health, Corrections - Mental Health, Medical, Medical Terminology Professional Skills Adaptability, Attention to Detail, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving

Skills

• Medical Organization Rehabilitation & Correction - Operation Support Center Agency Contact Name and Information Vlora.Mcafee@drc.ohio.gov Unposting Date Jul 17, 2026, 3:59:00 AM Work Location DRC Central Office-Fran-ODOT Primary Location United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus Compensation $ 59.41 Schedule Full-time Work Hours 40 Classified Indicator Unclassified Union Exempt from Union Technical Skills Medical Charting, Behavioral Health, Corrections - Mental Health, Medical, Medical Terminology Professional Skills Adaptability, Attention to Detail, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving