Instructions:
Rate your knowledge performing specific job-related tasks, knowledge skill or ability.
Tasks:
1. Maintain and adhere to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines.
2. Collaborate with Central Staffing Office (e.g. nursing officer-of-the-day staff and/or other program Nursing Coordinators) to ensure required staffing levels are met.
3. Supervise and assist subordinate staff in accounting for items that could be used as weapons/contraband.
4. Review instances of disruptive or assaultive behavior among patients/clients to ensure safety and well-being of patients/clients and staff.
5. Assist in the development, evaluation and implementation of standards and procedures to ensure nursing services provided to patients/clients conform to applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
6. Manage scheduling calendars (including vacation calendar) to maintain coverage.
7. Exercise functional supervision of nursing staff to maintain adequate level of care.
8. Oversee personnel management/practices of all nursing service staff to ensure compliance with union contracts.
9. Monitor compliance of policies and procedures in order to maintain safety of staff and patients/clients.
10. Oversee assignments of subordinate staff, to ensure they are completed timely and accurately.
11. Monitor incident reports and review all aspects of special incidents types (e.g., mental, physical, suicide, etc.) in order to recommend corrective action.
12. Collaborate with facility administrators to ensure the equitable distribution of nursing staff within the program for appropriate patient/client care.
13. Monitor interactions between patients/clients and nursing staff to maintain a therapeutic relationship boundary.
14. Review and monitor content of all evaluations for nursing staff (e.g. annual physical requirements, probationary reviews, annual performance appraisals) to ensure timely completion and accuracy.
15. Perform periodic administrative reviews to evaluate and determine effectiveness of nursing services.
16. Inspect area by observation and intervention to identify security breaches that could lead to patient/client escape.
17. Monitor continuous educational needs of nursing staff to maintain job competencies.
18. Oversee nursing staff in the implementation of established behavior modifications and treatment techniques are effective.
19. Participate in the planning, development, and implementation of treatment programs for developmentally disabled, civil commitment, offenders with mental disorders, or forensic patients.
20. Initiate or recommend corrective action/progressive discipline to correct staff performance deficiencies.
KSAPCs:
1. Knowledge of the principles and practices of personnel management, including disciplinary processes and effective supervision in planning, organizing, and directing staff of a treatment program/department.
2. Knowledge of a supervisor’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program (EEO) and processes available to meet departmental EEO objectives.
3. Knowledge of on the job safety through management of aggressive behavior, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), and Infectious Control Practices.
4. Knowledge of policies and procedures of medicine and narcotic administration.
5. Knowledge of the legal aspects of patient/client care and documentation.
6. Knowledge of accreditations, licensure and regulatory standards.
7. Knowledge of principles of specialized treatment and training techniques as they relate to the developmentally disabled, civil commitment, offenders with mental disorders, or forensic patients.
8. Knowledge of the principles and practices of facility, treatment program, and unit/department management.
9. Knowledge of applicable union contracts.
10. Knowledge of professional nursing principles and techniques.
11. Ability to act quickly, effectively, and professionally in an emergency situation.
12. Ability to maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment, and effectively contribute to the department’s EEO objectives.
13. Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
14. Ability to direct and evaluate the effectiveness of subordinate supervisory staff in managing a 24 hour patient/client care program.
15. Ability to effectively manage self and subordinate staff during stressful situations.
16. Ability to work effectively with all staff and facility visitors, including inter-disciplinary clinical staff and outside agencies.
17. Ability to clearly communicate ideas and/or information verbally and in writing.
18. Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with nursing staff and other facility employees.
19. Ability to be flexible in adapting to changes in priorities, work assignments, and other issues that may impact pre-established courses of action for completing assignments.
20. Ability to plan and direct the work of nursing services staff in admission and treatment programs.
21. Ability to be empathetic and have an objective understanding of the problems of patients/clients committed to a facility.
22. Ability to assess, plan, and implement staff training to meet patient/client objectives.
