Title: RN Manager II - ANCE

State Role Title: Registered Nurse Manager II

Hiring Range: $123,601.00- $166,424.00

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Va Center for Behavioral Rehab

Agency Website: www.jobs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position provides support and assistance to the Chief Nurse Executive in developing and implementing strategic priorities and plans for the nursing department. This position works closely with the CNE in development and implementation of the facility’s plan for the provision of care. This position provides direct supervision for all assigned Nursing shift supervisors, nurse educators, Nursing specialists and scheduling staff. This position will ensure the operation of a medical clinic, medical housing unit, psychiatric housing unit and all specialty services provided by the Nursing Department. This position collaborates with Administration, Nursing Shift Supervisors, Facility and Unit Managers, Treatment and Food Services staff to provide appropriate resident care. This position consults with Residential Services on daily operations and Administration on interpretation of facility policies, to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and ensure staff and resident satisfaction. This position engages in continuous quality improvement (CQI) as an expert in CQI practice standards which are followed in Nursing. With the Chief Nurse Executive, this position develops, implements, and maintains nursing policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of evidence-based nursing process.

Minimum Qualifications

• Principles of management and leadership.
• Knowledge of general and advanced nursing practices.
• Considerable knowledge of administrative practices and procedures, including program administration, budget development, and performance improvement.
• Considerable skill in the application of professional nursing techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve, address barriers to quality, improve performance and mentor/develop the nursing skills of a diverse work force.
• Ability to coach and mentor nursing personnel.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and to create a free exchange of facts, concepts, and perspectives.
• Ability to develop outcome measures.
• Strives to meet expectations/needs of residents; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for reasonable resident expectations.
• Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company code of conduct; maintains integrity in all aspects of work.
• Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members’ goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs; meets attendance and punctuality requirements.
• Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with change.
• Preferred strong innovative executive leadership skills with demonstrated strategic planning and management.
• Valid Virginia RN licenses.

Additional Considerations

• Experience with CARF and/or State surveys preferred; experience with Joint Commission satisfies this.
• Minimum of three to five years’ experience in patient care services management preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Jessica Aliff

Phone: 804-766-3326

Email: jessica.aliff@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.