RN Registered Nurse Full-Time HSA Day Shift - Walker County

QCHC Inc; Jasper (AL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Malpractice Insurance

401K Matching

PayActiv access

Referral Program

EAP Program

FinFit for Financial Wellness

Working Advantage Discount Program

Holiday Pay

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Quality Correctional Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead the Walker County site as RN Site Administrator on a full-time day shift. The role involves managing staffing, policy adherence, and coordination with medical staff to ensure inmate care aligns with physician orders and standards.

The position requires an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a current RN license, CPR certification, and prior nursing practice with administrative experience, preferably in correctional healthcare.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Valid/current Nursing License from state of employment.
• Current CPR.
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing practice with 1-2 years administrative/management experience preferred.
• One year of experience in correctional healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Formulate staffing patterns in congruence with contract requirements and ensure compliance.
• Utilize QCHC manuals, policies, and procedures to guide treatment of inmates and appropriate actions with nursing staff.
• Interview/Hire new staff to ensure staffing requirements are met.
• Coordinate new employee orientation and ensure completion of documentation.
• Assess clinical skills of each staff member relative to job responsibilities and identify ways to educate and correct any deficiencies.
• Ensure all nursing activities follow required standards and regulations.
• Ensure daily nursing task are completed within prescribed timeframe.
• Foster support and cooperation with jail staff and administration to promote teamwork and fulfillment of QCHC’s mission.
• Conduct staff meetings at least monthly to ensure all staff are informed and current on important information at all times.
• Completes annual performance evaluations.
• Assist with payroll review and ensure time and worked hours are correct for all staff
• Identify expected clinical outcomes goals and develop tools for measuring results of these outcome goals.
• Work closely with physicians, and clinical staff to ensure continuity of care.
• Perform inmate care in accordance with physician orders and standards of nursing practice.
• Assist the Medical Director/Director of Nursing in pharmacy utilization reviews.
• Assist the Director of Nursing in evaluation of the following on an annual basis and as needed: Orientation Program, Competency Evaluations, Ongoing Education, CQI program and Annual Review.
• Ensure participation in CQI activities.
• Plan, direct, and participate in the development of new and/or revised nursing policies and procedures.
• Assist with budgetary planning and operate within budget goals
• Identify equipment and capital equipment needs and submit request to corporate.
• Formulate and submit weekly and monthly reports to corporate per scheduled timeline
• Attend ALL mandatory meetings and 80% of non-mandatory meetings a year.
• Follow QCHC policies, procedures & guidelines
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned / needed to include any and all clinical duties

Education

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

RN Registered Nurse Full-Time HSA Day Shift - Walker County

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Description

Basic Function and Scope of Responsibilities: The HSA is responsible for leadership, direction, management, and evaluation of all operations for the designated site with a direct reporting relationship to the Regional Director of Nursing. He/she is responsible for ensuring all operations are following contract requirements, QCHC policies & procedures, and nursing standards of care.

Pay Rate: $36/hr

• Formulate staffing patterns in congruence with contract requirements and ensure compliance.
• Utilize QCHC manuals, policies, and procedures to guide treatment of inmates and appropriate actions with nursing staff.
• Interview/Hire new staff to ensure staffing requirements are met.
• Coordinate new employee orientation and ensure completion of documentation.
• Assess clinical skills of each staff member relative to job responsibilities and identify ways to educate and correct any deficiencies.
• Ensure all nursing activities follow required standards and regulations.
• Ensure daily nursing task are completed within prescribed timeframe.
• Foster support and cooperation with jail staff and administration to promote teamwork and fulfillment of QCHC’s mission.
• Conduct staff meetings at least monthly to ensure all staff are informed and current on important information at all times.
• Completes annual performance evaluations.
• Assist with payroll review and ensure time and worked hours are correct for all staff
• Identify expected clinical outcomes goals and develop tools for measuring results of these outcome goals.
• Work closely with physicians, and clinical staff to ensure continuity of care.
• Perform inmate care in accordance with physician orders and standards of nursing practice.
• Assist the Medical Director/Director of Nursing in pharmacy utilization reviews.
• Assist the Director of Nursing in evaluation of the following on an annual basis and as needed: Orientation Program, Competency Evaluations, Ongoing Education, CQI program and Annual Review.
• Ensure participation in CQI activities.
• Plan, direct, and participate in the development of new and/or revised nursing policies and procedures.
• Assist with budgetary planning and operate within budget goals
• Identify equipment and capital equipment needs and submit request to corporate.
• Formulate and submit weekly and monthly reports to corporate per scheduled timeline
• Attend ALL mandatory meetings and 80% of non-mandatory meetings a year.
• Follow QCHC policies, procedures & guidelines
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned / needed to include any and all clinical duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Benefits:

• Malpractice Insurance provided by QCHC
• Matching 401K
• PayActiv for early access to pay
• Referral Program
• EAP Program
• FinFit for Financial Wellness
• Working Advantage Discount Program
• Holiday Pay
• BCBS Health Insurance - Full time Employees or equivalent hours
• Dental, Vision, Supplemental Insurance - Full Time Employees
• PTO - Full Time Employees

Requirements:

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Valid/current Nursing License from state of employment.
• Current CPR
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing practice with 1-2 years of administrative/management experience preferred.
• One year of experience in correctional healthcare preferred.

Position Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Valid/current Nursing License from state of employment.

Current CPR

Minimum of 3 years of nursing practice with 1-2 years administrative/management experience preferred.

One year of experience in correctional healthcare preferred.

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Shift Days

Hourly Rate $36

Position RN Site Administrator

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Location Walker Co, AL

About the Organization

Welcome to Quality Correctional Health Care. We are a physician-owned company exclusively devoted to providing inmate healthcare services in the correctional environment. We have a proven track record devoted exclusively to providing inmate healthcare services in corrections environments. We currently provide healthcare to approximately 12,000 inmates in over sixty jails in six states. We serve facilities that range in size from small 20-bed municipal jails to large, multi-site detention facilities with 1,000 inmates. Our mission is simple yet critical: 'To seamlessly integrate cost effective affordable and quality correctional health care into the corrections environment.' -Johnny Bates, MD, CEO and Founder.

This position is currently accepting applications.