SUPERVISING REGISTERED NURSE III (DIRECTOR OF NURSING) - CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY

This position is located at California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville, Solano County.

About the Organization

Vision: We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission: To facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community.

We are committed to building an inclusive and respectful workplace, attracting and hiring candidates from all communities, and empowering employees from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.

About the Role

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 17, and related Excluded, Exempt, and Statutory Exempt employees, to have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and receive 5 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries listed do not reflect this change.

This recruitment may fill positions in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting. Under the direction of the Chief Nurse Executive (CNE), the Supervising Registered Nurse (SRN) III, Correctional Facility (CF) oversees the daily operations of a correctional facility nursing services program. The role involves planning, assigning, supervising, and evaluating the work of subordinate supervisors, nurses, and other assigned staff.

Responsibilities

• Receive, disseminate, and implement policies and procedures.
• Apply supervisory rules and principles.
• Assist in the resolution of labor relations issues.
• Set goals for self and others.
• Ensure continuity of quality patient care.
• Implement an effective training and competency validation program for nursing services.
• Actively participate in and support the Complete Care Model.

Requirements

• Possession of a current license as a registered nurse in California. (Applicants who do not meet this requirement will be admitted to the examination but must secure the license before appointment.)

Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following experience requirements:

• One year of experience in California state service performing the duties of a Supervising Registered Nurse II, Correctional Facility.
• Three years of experience in California state service performing the duties of a Supervising Registered Nurse I, Correctional Facility.
• Four years of registered nursing experience (within the last ten years) in a licensed general acute care hospital, two years of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity. (Possession of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or a Master's Degree in Nursing may substitute for one year of general acute care hospital experience.)

Candidates within six months of completing the experience requirements will be admitted to the examination but must complete all requirements before appointment.

To obtain list eligibility for this position, candidates must first take and pass the examination: Supervising Registered Nurse III Exam.