Nurse Supervisor

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Coralville (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Iowa - Executive Branch seeks an experienced nurse supervisor to oversee staff and ensure uninterrupted 24-hour nursing coverage. You will evaluate subordinate nurses and unit coordinators, supervise disciplinary actions, and administer nursing policies in a correctional setting.

The role also involves contributing to policy development to improve care quality and ensuring compliance with licensure requirements, including Nurse Licensure Compact provisions.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in Iowa or under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• One year of full-time professional clinical work experience in nursing.
• Master's degree in nursing is required for certain positions.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate staff nurses and nurse unit coordinators to ensure 24-hour coverage.
• Recommends personnel actions related to hiring, disciplinary procedures, performance evaluations, and schedules.
• Administers nursing policies and procedures for staff.
• Contributes to developing policies to improve quality of care.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Policy development

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree in nursing

Job description

Job Description

Afternoons/Evenings shifts available

Supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate staff nurses, and medical/clerical nurse unit coordinators to insure 24-hour nursing coverage.

Recommends personnel actions related to hiring, disciplinary procedures (including 2nd step and GRIP), performance evaluations, leave requests, grievances, work schedules and assignments.

Administers personnel, State of Iowa, Nursing and related policies and procedures to staff.

Provides input to develop policies and procedures to improve the quality of care.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• All of the following (a, b, and c):
• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing; and
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in nursing; and
• One year of full-time professional clinical work experience in a correctional environment or in any combination of nursing specialty areas including epidemiology, geriatrics, maternal and child health, nursing education, pediatrics, public health, mental health or psychiatrics, or intellectual disability.
• All of the following (a and b):
• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing; and
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in nursing.
• All of the following (a, b, and c):
• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing; and
• One year of full-time professional clinical work experience in a correctional environment or in any combination of nursing specialty areas including epidemiology, geriatrics, maternal and child health, nursing education, pediatrics, public health, mental health or psychiatrics, or intellectual disability; and
• A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part b), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in nursing equals one year of full-time experience.

Additional Qualification Requirements

All positions in this class require licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing, or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator's Agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

NOTE: Please include your State of Iowa or Compact State License Number when submitting your application

Compact license holders are required to obtain an Iowa license within 60 days.

More information about the Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is available at Nurse Licensure Compact | Iowa Board of Nursing