Nurse Supervisor-20025856

What You'll Do

• Plans, directs, and evaluates all medical services within the correctional institution.
• Establishes, implements, and evaluates medical programs. Reviews and updates current programs.
• Develops, administers, and enforces policy and procedures.
• Develops and implements institutional nursing policy and procedure manual.
• Prepares nursing budget with input from medical staff.
• Serves as nursing liaison with other units in institution to ensure services are coordinated.
• Directs public relations activities.
• Directs and manages use and maintenance of inmate electronic health care records.
• Coordinates nursing services with other patient services.
• Conducts and/or attends health care meetings.
• Provides leadership for quality assurance functions (ex. ACA audit standards).
• Submits and/or approves requisitions for medical supplies and/or equipment.
• Works with advanced level providers to assure adequate medical care for inmates.
• Documents and/or reviews in the electronic heath record documentation.
• Supervises permanent employees and agency/contract medical staff (e.g., RN's, LPN's, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, medical records & dental).
• Approves/disapproves leave requests and completes and signs performance evaluations and handles disciplinary problems.
• Schedules work assignments and reviews and evaluates completed work.
• Recruits, interviews, and recommends applicants for hire, trains, and orients new employees and agency staff.
• Develops and provides medical staff training and education.
• Serves on institution committees.
• Investigates and responds to inquiries about healthcare concerns raised by inmates, families, and other interested parties.
• Monitors healthcare services compliance with state and federal regulations, standards and court orders and report findings.
• Provides direct professional nursing care to inmates.
• Administers emergency care and first aid to inmates and staff.
• Assesses inmate patients and administers medications during absence of nursing staff or as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Requires current licensure as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing per Section 4723.03 of Ohio Revised Code.
• 24 mos. exp. as registered nurse.
• 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in counseling.
• 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in interviewing.
• 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in public relations.
• 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in employee training & development.
• 6 courses or 18 mos. exp. in management.
• Or 6 mos. exp. as Nurse 2, 65513.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated licensure.

Skills

• Nursing
• Customer Service
• Medical
• Management
• Health Administration
• Conflict Management
• Decision Making
• Delegation
• Leading Others
• Strategic Thinking

Pay & Schedule

Compensation: $44.38
Schedule: Full-time
Work Location: Ross Correctional Institution, Chillicothe, Ohio

Agency Contact: DRC.RCIRecruit@drc.ohio.gov
Unposting Date: Jul 25, 2026, 11:59:00 PM