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Position Details Position Information Recruitment/Posting Title Department Nurse Manager-UCHC SWSP Job Category Staff & Executive - Medical (Clinical) - Nursing Department UCHC-Ph-South Woods State Prison Overview University Correctional Health Care (UCHC), operating within Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is dedicated to excellence in providing physical, mental health, dental and sex offender treatment services to those involved in the criminal justice systems in New Jersey. UCHC operates with a total budget of $150 million and approximately 1,000 staff.
We are committed to being a leader in the delivery of effective, compassionate and accessible care informed by research within correctional Care. We Teach. We Heal. We Improve. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766 and celebrating a milestone 250th anniversary in 2016, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 67,000 students and 22,000 faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world. Posting Summary University Correctional Healthcare (UCHC) is seeking a Department Nurse Manager for the Garden State Youth Correctional facility in Yardville, New Jersey. The Department Nurse Manager performs supervisory responsibilities for nurses across shifts on an assigned unit(s) at a facility on a consistent basis. Collaborates with physicians, other health care personnel and interdepartmental personnel to ensure that the mission and objectives of the facility's health program are realized. Maintains the standards of nursing practice/care and actualizes the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Nursing Service to staff, inmates and families. Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Assists in interpreting and translating the theoretical concepts of nursing into the delivery of nursing services for adults (18 to 64 years) and geriatrics (65+) inmates within the Department of Corrections.
- Assists in the participation of the structuring of organized nursing services.
- Implements nursing functions within the context of UCHC.
- Uses information systems to retrieve, implement and retain essential records and services.
- Directs and supervises nursing and health care services in the context of the service.
- Provides for cost-effective use of resources and participates in budget preparation in the context of a unit.
- Assists with orientations and development of self, staff and nursing students.
- Participates and provides leadership in quality assurance and quality improvement activities and provides training to staff and correctional officers.
- Participates in decision making for organized nursing services
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