Nursing Manager

About the role

This is the sixth of seven levels in the Health Series. Incumbents coordinate and administer health services for assigned populations. Responsibilities may include administering medications, first aid, medical tests and vaccines; scheduling medical tests and procedures; maintaining records and reports; educating patients and staff on health-related topics; ordering supplies; completing reports; and ensuring compliance with applicable standards, rules and regulations. Incumbents report to the medical management team.

Responsibilities

• Direct medical care of patients, ranging from simple to complex, which includes providing emergency first aid, treating illnesses and injuries, administering vaccines, scheduling medical tests and procedures, performing urine screens, and dispensing medications within assigned medical facility.
• Serve as a supervisor of the delivery of medical and mental health care.
• Ensure that all medication rounds are conducted within the designated facility as assigned and all sick call slips are picked up and addressed promptly.
• Maintain accurate medical records in compliance with HIPAA and correctional health standards.
• Ensure compliance with standard nursing practices, correctional health protocols, and state/federal regulations.
• Manage nursing practices, nursing education, staff professional development, and nurse administration.
• Promote the delivery of quality healthcare services, in collaboration with the Medical Director and Nurse Practitioner, to ensure the patients’ medical needs are addressed.
• Direct, assign, and supervise the work of nursing staff, including overseeing staff scheduling to ensure adequate 24/7 coverage.
• Prepare, file and/or retrieve a variety of records, reports, and/or related documentation including patient information, paperwork, court papers, certifications, and/or other related documents.
• Supervise directly the work of nurses in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.

Requirements

• Educational Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Nursing or medically related field and five years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job as outlined above.
• Licensing Requirement: Valid Driver’s License as per State law or requirement. License in Nursing.

Qualifications

• To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• Knowledge: Demonstrate nursing leadership and supervisory skills. Nursing principles and practices. Medical terminology. Medical treatment protocols and practices. Medications. Illnesses and diseases. Training principles and practices. Ability to train nurses in the proper procedures. Good communication skills. The ability to deal effectively with nurses, patients, staff, doctors, pharmacists. Comprehend, interpret, and administer policy. Institute and maintain a professional atmosphere in a medical facility. Recordkeeping principles. Inventory management principles.
• Skills: Maintaining confidentiality. Significant problem-solving skills. Providing health care services. Starting I.V.s and administering I.V. fluids and/or medications under supervision of Medical Director or Nurse Practitioner. Performing injections. Administering first aid. Preparing medical case files and histories. Assessing injuries and illnesses. Scheduling and performing medical testing. Using computers and related software applications. Filing and maintaining records. Preparing reports. Providing customer service. Facilitating workshops and training sessions. Speaking in public. Communication, interpersonal skills applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc., sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Skills

• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Significant problem-solving skills.
• Providing health care services.
• Starting I.V.s and administering I.V. fluids and/or medications under supervision of Medical Director or Nurse Practitioner.
• Performing injections.
• Administering first aid.
• Preparing medical case files and histories.
• Scheduling and performing medical testing.
• Using computers and related software applications.
• Filing and maintaining records.
• Preparing reports.
• Providing customer service.
• Facilitating workshops and training sessions.
• Speaking in public.

Benefits

• Funeral Leave, Civil Leave (Jury Duty), and Military Leave.
• Vacation with pay begins accruing from date of employment.
• Sick leave begins accruing from the date of employment.
• Other paid leave.
• Retirement: Employees are required to participate in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System of La. (Plan A) upon date of employment.
• Deferred Compensation: A supplemental tax-free retirement account is offered through Nationwide Retirement Solutions. Contribution is the responsibility of the employee via payroll deduction.
• Solutions Counseling and EAP: Free professional help with personal problems for Calcasieu Parish Police Jury employees and their families.
• Employee Fitness Program: The Parish pays an employee fitness allowance toward a fitness facility membership. Allowance is dependent upon employee attending their selected fitness program at least 8 times per month.
• Onsite Medical Clinic: Health Connection, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's onsite medical clinic, provides office visits for a $5.00 co-pay to employees and their Calcasieu Parish Police Jury insured dependents.
• Lifetime Insurance: Basic Life and AD & D - $10,000 Life and AD & D coverage for the employee is included with the health insurance at no cost to the employee. Supplemental Life and AD & D Employee can purchase term additional Life/AD & D in increments of $10,000 up to a maximum of $500,000. Term Life/AD & D is also available for an employee's spouse and eligible dependents.
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Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Variated work schedules allow our employees excellent work-life balance. Schedules vary by department and include the following: Part-time, Full-time, Temporary, Rotating shifts, 12-hour shifts, 4/10s, 9/80s, 5/8s.