Nurse Manager

Loyal Source is looking for Nurse Managers for employment opportunities in El Paso, Texas.

Pay: $109,241/year

Nurses are the largest group of health care providers within the clinic’s staffed facilities, providing care 24 hours per day. As part of a comprehensive primary care team (nurses, medical providers, dental providers, behavioral health providers, administrative staff), nurses in the clinic practice in a collaborative environment providing ambulatory, emergency, mental health, and infirmary care. The Nurse Manager provides direct supervision of nursing staff and oversees all aspects of the nursing program within the facility.

Manages staff scheduling, coverage for absences, develops and executes orientation and other staff training, and provides guidance and counseling to staff to maximize performance and adherence to appropriate guidance. The Nurse Manager is fully oriented and credentialed as a registered nurse and provides care to patients as needed to meet mission requirements.

• Graduate from an associate’s, baccalaureate, or graduate nursing program for Registered Nurses located in a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing; graduate degree in nursing or related field preferred.
• Minimum six years professional nursing experience.
• Minimum three years supervisory experience.
• Experience in a detention/correctional healthcare setting preferred.

• Current, full and unrestricted license as Registered Nurse in the state in which the duty station is located, or a compact state that allows practice in that state. Any changes to license must be reported to employer immediately.
• This position does not require privileging.
• Maintains BLS for Healthcare Providers certification through the American Heart Association.
• Certified Correctional Health Professional, Certified Correctional Health Professional – Registered Nurse, Certified Corrections Nurse, or Certified Correctional Nurse/Manager credential preferred.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Cultural competency.
• Integrity and honesty.
• Verbal and written proficiency in Spanish (preferred, not required).
• Experience in a detention/correctional health care setting (preferred, not required).

• Knowledge of a wide range of complex nursing concepts, principles, and practices to perform nursing assessments of considerable diversity to include mental health, medical surgical, ambulatory and emergency nursing care.
• Knowledge of team building principles.
• Knowledge of staff development and basic adult learner teaching skills.
• Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act for the licensing state and/or the state in which one practices nursing.
• Knowledge of managing non-compliant patients, special needs populations, and patients with significant deficits in coping skills, thereby requiring continuing professional clinical support.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment.
• Ability to utilize telephonic interpreter/translation services to complete assigned duties if not fluent in a language the patient understands.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and flexibility in work requirements.
• Ability to communicate proficiently in English (verbal and written) in order to develop positive rapport with patients, co-workers and other stakeholders.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Ability to navigate in an electronic work environment including electronic health records, web based training and communications.
• Knowledge of, and moderate proficiency in, common Microsoft Office programs,…