Supervising Registered Nurse D​/CF

Supervising Registered Nurse - Detention/Correctional Facility is the first level supervisory class in this series. Incumbents work under general administrative supervision of a higher level Health Program Manager or Facility Manager and receive medical direction as needed from a physician or higher level professional nurse such as a Nurse Practitioner or the designated head of detention facility nursing.

The focus of duties is on supervising, planning, organizing and reviewing the operations, programs, personnel of a medical care unit staffed by Registered Nurses, Licenses Vocational Nurses and other support staff.

Positions are typically assigned to a detention facility medical services unit.

Knowledge Of

• Basic principles and practices of supervision and personnel management
• Professional registered nursing principles, procedures and techniques
• State of California laws and regulations on nursing practices
• Normal course of illnesses and disabilities and their treatment
• Family planning methods
• Pre-natal, pregnancy and post-natal medical care, infant and child care, growth and development, including common illnesses
• Substance abuse symptoms and medical intervention techniques
• Mental illness symptoms and intervention techniques
• Symptoms, prevention, reporting requirements and treatment of child and adult abuse and neglect
• Techniques of planning and conducting classes and training sessions on a variety of health subjects
• Individual and group counseling techniques
• Common public and community health care resources
• Social and economic factors influencing individual and community health
• Differing cultural, religious and social attitudes about hygiene, family planning, child care and health treatment
• Proper handling and administering of biologicals
• Detection and treatment of common communicable diseases, environmentally based illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases and food and water-borne illnesses
• Standard medical record keeping
• Common drugs and medications used for birth control, communicable diseases, immunizations, allergies, cardio-vascular conditions and substance overdoses, including their contra-indications and normal and abnormal results

Ability To

• Supervise and train employees
• Effectively recommend employee selections, promotions, status changes and other personnel actions
• Plan, organize and control work of staff
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for work unit in accordance with department goals, policies and procedures
• Learn, comply with, and ensure staff compliance with laws, rules, regulations, protocols and procedures, including security requirements, applicable to the work unit
• Effectively communicate with and gain the cooperation of patients of various social, cultural, economic and educational background
• Work cooperatively with other health and social service providers and staff of other work units and departments
• Effectively plan, conduct and participate in in-service education and training programs
• Maintain patient confidentiality

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of a current, valid Registered Nurse license issued by the State of California.

Note:
Failure to maintain such license may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service Commission Rules.

And

Either:
One (1) year of experience in Sacramento County service as a Registered Nurse or any class requiring registered nurse license.

Or:
Two (2) years of experience as a registered nurse.

Note: The word "experience" referenced in the minimum qualifications means full-time paid experience unless the job announcement states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational, certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirement (copy of diploma, transcripts, license, or certificate) with the application. Failure to submit proof of…