Director of Nursing (Correctional Health Nurse IV)

Salary : $91,247.73 - $152,078.99 Annually
Location : FAIRFAX (FJ23), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 25-00802
Department: Sheriff
Opening Date: 04/05/2025
Closing Date: 4/18/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S31
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement
*$10,000 Sign-on BONUS*
Works as a part of the Fairfax County Sheriff's office in a key leadership position in its Medical Branch. This position manages 24/7 nursing operations at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center managing 24/7. Must be a dynamic, innovative, nursing professional that is a proven leader with a stellar track record to lead the correctional nursing staff, which requires expertise in acute, behavioral, and public health nursing. This position offers opportunities to stretch your skills as a leader, an advocate, and to make a real difference in the health of some of our community's most vulnerable individuals, this is a job for you. If these areas are your strengths and passion, qualified applicants are encouraged to apply!

Coordinates nursing activities to ensure compliance with medical orders, and current agency policies and procedures. Participates in planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing services. Interprets and teaches accrediting agency standards for staff. Directly manages assigning caseloads, reviewing reports, and evaluating performance; train, evaluates and supervises nursing personnel; monitors conduct and behavior of nursing staff, providing counseling and recommending/initiating disciplinary action when appropriate; establishes and approves work schedules that provide adequate coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Assesses training, orientation needs for correctional health programs, and recommends and coordinates workforce development opportunities and develops evaluation tools. Works in collaboration with medical services leadership team to ensure that inmate complaints and grievances relative to health care are investigated and responded to; consults with inmates' family and others as appropriate regarding health care services available.

Ensures that subordinates adhere to agency operating procedures and health care standards adopted by the Virginia Board of Corrections, The American Correctional Association, The Virginia Board of Health Professionals, and The National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Coordinates with and serves as the resource nurse for health care team supervisors to ensure completion of operational goals and objectives; ensures designated staff representatives participate in the Institutional Classification Committee Hearings.

*A $10,000 signing bonus is available to employees hired in the Correctional Health Nurse IV position. This bonus program requires a signed payback agreement between the department and employee.
Illustrative Duties
The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

• As the primary liaison with the Correctional Health Services Administrator and staff physician, dentist, psychiatrist, and nurse practitioner, coordinates Health Care Section activities to ensure compliance with current orders, procedures and policies and to ensure completion of operational goals and objectives;
  
• As the Quality Assurance Nurse (QAN), implements, and manages effective, continuous quality improvement measures within the Adult Detention Center's Health Care Section. Supports best practice approaches, evaluates capacity and service effectiveness, develops measurement tools;
  
• With the Correctional Health Services Administrator, periodically updates policies and procedures, informing staff of upcoming changes and coordinating their implementation;
  
• Prepares documentation needed to meet the standards set by the Virginia Board of Corrections, the Virginia Board of Health Professionals, the American Correctional Association, and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care;
  
• Participates in preparing the Section's budget request for additional equipment and/or staff;
  
• Monitors the conduct and behavior of staff, providing counseling and recommending/initiating disciplinary action when appropriate;
  
• Ensures medical records are properly maintained and remain confidential;
  
• Establishes/approves work schedules that provide adequate staff coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
  
• Consults with inmates' families and attorneys regarding health care delivery and services available;
  
• Reviews performance evaluations of lower-level staff, establishes individual action plans to improve performance and/or efficiency, and seeks training opportunities for subordinates;
  
• Serves as the resource nurse for the Correctional Health Nurse III (shift supervisor) positions;
  
• Makes the final decision on health care issues that can be resolved at the section level, deferring to the Correctional Health Services Administrator, physician, nurse practitioner, dentist or psychiatrist as needed;
  
• Ensures that inmate complaints and grievances related to health care are investigated and addressed;
  
• Reviews and revises contract specifications and vendor contracts for health care services.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Extensive knowledge of nursing policies, procedures, practices, and protocols;
  
• Thorough knowledge of agency operating procedures and health care standards adopted by the American Correctional Association, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, the Virginia Board of Corrections, and the Virginia Board of Health Professionals;
  
• Extensive knowledge of supervisory principles, practices, techniques, and procedures;
  
• Knowledge of County personnel, budgeting, and procurement policies and procedures;
  
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers, subordinates, other staff members, inmates, and their families and attorneys;
  
• Ability to effectively supervise the work of subordinate health care professionals;
  
• Ability to quickly assess an emergency and respond appropriately.

Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing with a bachelor's degree in nursing; plus, five years of post-licensure experience as a nurse, plus at least one year of supervisory experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

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

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:The appointee to this position 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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

SELECTION PROCEDURE:Panel interview; may include exercise.The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home () and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to 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/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. . EEO/AA/TTY.#LI-SP1
Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Commuter Benefit Program
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:

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Non-Merit Positions

Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Flexible Spending Program
• Deferred Compensation

Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

How many years of full time equivalent post-licensure experience do you have as a nurse?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight or more years

04

Do you possess a current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Commonwealth of Virginia?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have a valid Basic Life Support certification?

• Yes
• No

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional nursing supervisory experience do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in an Emergency Room (ER) or an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have providing hands-on health care?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have with nursing program development and implementation?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10

Do you have NCCHC or other correctional accreditation experience?

• Yes
• No

11

This position could involve working on a night shift that starts at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 7:00 a.m. Are you able to work this shift?

• Yes
• No

12

This position requires staff to work weekends and holidays. Are you willing and able to work weekends and holidays?

• Yes
• No

13

Do you have experience working as a nurse in a correctional facility?

• Yes
• No

14

Do you have any experience working as a nurse in critical care?

• Yes
• No

15

Have you ever been charged with any criminal offense as a juvenile or adult, regardless of the disposition?

• Yes
• No

16

If you answered yes to the previous question, provide specific details of each box checked, including the approximate year, charge and outcome.
17

If you answered, yes to ever being charged with any criminal offense as a juvenile or adult, were you charged as an adult or a juvenile? Select what applies to you.

• I was charged as an adult
• I was charged as a juvenile
• I was charged as a juvenile and an adult
• None of the above

Required Question