Registered Nurse Supervisor - SCI Coal Township

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Coal Township (PA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking a Registered Nurse Supervisor for the State Correctional Institution in Coal Township. You will oversee clinical and administrative nursing functions, guiding training, workflow, and staff performance to ensure safe, timely care for inmates.

The role focuses on leadership, coordination of nursing operations, and collaboration with internal teams and external agencies. PA licensure and completion of basic training are required.

Qualifications

• Three years as a Registered Nurse or four years of professional nursing experience.
• Active PA RN license and eligibility for state requirements.

Responsibilities

• Staff training: develop orientation and train staff and inmate workers across nursing areas.
• Clinical guidance: lead nursing staff, support units, assist families.
• Operational oversight: coordinate schedules, documentation, audits, and policy support.
• Performance management: handle grievances, investigations, and employee evaluations.
• Care monitoring: observe treatments, review patient concerns, ensure continuity of care.
• Communication support: coordinate emergency information, transfers, and planning with staff and agencies.

Skills

Staff training

Clinical guidance

Operational oversight

Performance management

Care monitoring

Interagency coordination

Education

RN licensure (active)

Job description

Are you ready to guide a skilled nursing team as a Registered Nurse Supervisor with the Department of Corrections? This role allows you to support patient care while leading staff in a steady, well-structured environment. You will help ensure that inmates receive timely and consistent health care. Your leadership strengthens training, workflow, and clinical support at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Coal Township.

This role oversees clinical and administrative nursing functions to support safe, timely, and consistent care within the correctional setting. The position helps guide training, workflow, and staff performance across multiple nursing areas. As a Registered Nurse Supervisor, you will perform the following duties:

• Staff Training: Assess training needs, develop orientation programs, and instruct staff and inmate workers across nursing areas
• Clinical Guidance: Provide direction to nursing staff, support specialized care units, and assist families of medically complex offenders
• Operational Oversight: Coordinate schedules, staffing, documentation review, policy support, audits, and compliance activities
• Performance Management: Review grievances, conduct fact-finding, support disciplinary action, and complete employee evaluations
• Care Monitoring: Observe treatment services, review patient concerns, support clinics, and ensure continuity of care
• Communication Support: Coordinate emergency information, specialty care needs, transfers, releases, and clinical planning with staff and outside agencies

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40-hour work week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework: Y you will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $98,144.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years as a Registered Nurse (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Four years of professional nursing experience providing care and treatment services consistent with those needed for individuals with a mental or physical injury or illness and/or a developmental disability.

Special Requirements:

• You must possess active authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
• All employees possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

Other Requirements:

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.