Title: Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) / RN Manager ll

State Role Title: Registered Nurse Manager II

Hiring Range: Minimum Salary: $123,291/year - Salary Commensurate with Relevant Years of Experience

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Southwestern VA Mtl Hlth Inst

Agency Website: www.swvmhi.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Must have demonstrated ability to:
1. Create a vision and engage employees in goal achievement
2. Coordinate the delivery of nursing services on all shifts in multiple program areas,
including overseeing nursing role in emergencies
3. Make difficult decisions with authority and ownership and through appropriate
consultation
4. Supervise and schedule RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PCTs, and clerical staff with effectiveness and efficiency, according to standards
5. Resolve complex problems using data, obtaining input from others, and evaluating
results
6. Effectively use interpersonal skills to communicate, listen, resolve conflict, and
motivate
7. Assertively contribute to discussions with various perspectives held by professionals,
administrators, and regulatory personnel and achieve consensus to move forward
8. Build constructive working relationships and customer relations between disciplines,
departments, and the public
9. Achieve successful resolution of complaints from patients, families, visitors, as well as
other employees
10. Use computer technology to effectively communicate, develop professional reports,
and maintain records; and demonstrate excellent writing skills to create professional
letters, forms, documents and presentations
11. Establish a quality improvement plan based on standards established by The Joint
Commission, CMS, Board of Nursing, Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services, and other agencies/organizations
12. Demonstrate experience successfully managing a budget
13. Develop and implement a fiscally sound staffing plan utilizing an automated
scheduling and timekeeping system
14. Creatively develop a successful nursing recruitment and retention plan
15. The following physical requirements are necessary: repetitious walking and/or
standing; bending, lifting and reaching overhead to position, restrain, transfer,
transport, and/or escort patients and to perform or assist them in activities of daily
living. Must be flexible with schedule and assignments and work overtime if needed.
Must successfully complete TO (Therapeutic Options) Training, Defuse Training, and
CPR.
16. Ensure Virginia Human Rights Regulations and Mental Health Laws are upheld which
govern treatment for people with mental illness

Minimum Qualifications

• Require License or eligibility to practice as Registered Nurse by the
Virginia State Board of Nursing
• Require graduation from an accredited school of registered nursing
• Considerable experience working in a inpatient setting for mental health recovery
required

Additional Considerations

• Strongly prefer extensive experience in upper-level management and supervision of
RN supervisors and managers
• Strongly desire a minimum degree of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Demonstrated ability to develop new programs, establish quality improvement
indicators which achieve TJC/CMS standards, initiate new policies and practices

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.

Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute (SWVMHI) only accepts online applications via PAGEUP. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed, e-mailed, or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your PAGEUP account for the status of your application and this position. For classified positions, postings will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

SWVMHI is an Equal Opportunity Employer located in Marion, VA. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

A fingerprint-based criminal history check, a Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services check, and drug testing is required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific ("barrier") crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending ("barrier") charges (Go to the code sections to see barrier crimes and related information).

Contact Information

Name: Rebecca Richardson

Phone: 276-706-3516

Email: rebecca.richardson@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.