Director of Nursing; Correctional Health Nurse IV

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus

This position is a key leadership position in the Sheriff's Office's Medical Branch. The Director of Nursing manages 24/7 nursing operations at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, requiring expertise in acute, behavioral and public health nursing. It offers opportunities to stretch your skills as a leader, advocate, and to make a real difference in the health of some of our community's most vulnerable individuals.

If these areas are your strengths and passion, qualified applicants are encouraged to apply!

• Coordinate nursing activities to ensure compliance with medical orders, agency policies, and procedures.
• Participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing services.
• Interpret and teach accrediting agency standards to staff.
• Directly manage assignment of caseloads, review reports, evaluate performance, train, supervise and counsel nursing personnel, and recommend disciplinary action when necessary.
• Establish and approve work schedules that provide adequate coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Assess training, orientation needs and recommend workforce development opportunities.
• Collaborate with medical services leadership to investigate inmate complaints and grievances and respond appropriately.
• Serve as resource nurse for health‑care team supervisors and ensure completion of operational goals.
• Act as Quality Assurance Nurse (QAN), implementing continuous quality improvement measures, evaluating service effectiveness, and developing measurement tools.
• Update policies and procedures with the Correctional Health Services Administrator and coordinate staff implementation.
• Prepare documentation to meet standards set by the Virginia Board of Corrections, Virginia Board of Health Professionals, American Correctional Association and National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
• Participate in preparing the Section's budget request for additional equipment and/or staff.
• Ensure medical records are properly maintained, confidential, and compliant with regulations.
• Consult inmates' families and attorneys regarding health care delivery and services available.
• Review performance evaluations, establish action plans, and identify training opportunities for subordinates.
• Serve as resource nurse for Correctional Health Nurse III shift supervisor positions.
• Make final decisions on health care issues at the section level, deferring to higher authorities when required.
• Review and revise contract specifications and vendor contracts for health care services.

• Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing with a bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Five years of post‑licensure nursing experience, including at least one year of supervisory experience.

• Experience working in an Emergency Room (ER) or an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• Background in correctional health.
• NCCHC or other correctional accreditation experience.

• Current license or multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (Required).
• CCHP‑RN Certification required within 12 months.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 12 months.

The appointee will be required to complete a criminal background check, credit check, driving record check, pre‑employment medical evaluation, polygraph exam, psychological exam and tuberculosis test to the satisfaction of the employer.

Ability to effectively supervise the work of subordinate health‑care professionals and to quickly assess an emergency and respond appropriately. All duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Panel interview; may include exercise. Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English  encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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