Nursing Services Director - Southwest Idaho Treatment Center
Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) who is driven to make an impact to the lives of individuals that are intellectually and developmentally disabled? The Southwest Idaho Treatment Center (SWITC) is hiring a Nursing Services Director who want to make a difference, share in growth and development, and know at the end of the day they have made a positive impact on the lives of others.
This top nurse executive position assumes a leadership role with responsibilities for all areas of management, budget, and department development in our Nursing Services Department.
WHY WORK AT SWITC?
SWITC is a 24-hour facility whose mission is to support individuals in crisis to become stable, develop skills, and to successfully transition to the community. We employ over 100 professionals who work together to meet our mission for each SWITC client. Integrity, high quality customer service, and compassion are core values that will lead to success at SWITC and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
SWITC has one of Idaho’s historic landmarks, the Idaho State Sanitarium Administration Building on campus and includes acres of open space with beautiful gardens, wildlife, and walking paths for our employees to enjoy.
BEST RETIREMENT AVAILABLE IN THE NATION
We have one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit.
EXCELLENT BENEFITS
- excellent medical, dental and vision insurance-employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.00/month for dental
- generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
- 11 paid holidays a year
- paid parental leave
- multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
- basic life insurance for employee and family
- employee covered at one times annual salary
- spouse covered at $10,000
- child covered at $5,000
- wellness programs
- ongoing training opportunities
- an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
- and more!
Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Nursing Services Director making $41.00/hour to an estimated $55.83/hour.
The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is a drug-free workplace. Any applicant offered employment in this position at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test. In addition, successful candidates will be required to complete a criminal history background investigation. Employment is dependent upon satisfactory results of the investigation.
If you have previously applied for Nursing Services Director and wish to be considered for the current vacancy, you must reapply under this announcement. Previous scores will not be used.
Example of Duties
- Manage the comprehensive nursing services.
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to ensure SWITC clients are provided effective care across multiple domains.
- Participate in institutional leadership to assist in the development of institution-wide goals, policies, quality management, and budget.
- Set the facility's nursing leadership and management standards, by coaching, mentoring, and tutoring nursing staff in both business and nursing practices and employee/client problem-solving.
- Use a broad nursing and management background to plan, organize, staff, direct and control a comprehensive nursing program that includes all quality of care and quality of life issues.
- Insure the use of appropriate nursing administration and management practices to meet legal standards of nursing practice and current trends in service delivery.
Minimum Qualifications
You must possess all the minimum qualifications listed below to pass the exam for this position. Click on the Questions tab associated with this announcement for the details regarding minimum qualification requirements. The Supplemental Questions on the application are the exam questions. If it is a written answer, please make sure you answer each question with enough detail to determine how you meet the requirements. Do not put “See resume” as your answer to written questions. Answer each written question thoroughly. Failure to do this may result in not passing the exam and disqualify you from being considered for this position.
- Must be licensed as a Professional Registered Nurse in Idaho as defined by Idaho code 54-1408 or state licensure as a Registered Nurse pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact, Idaho Code 54-1418, in one of the following compact states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming. For more information, please visit the Board of Nursing website at: https://ibn.idaho.gov/.
- Good knowledge of management practices in the supervision and training of a professional nursing staff.
- Good knowledge of nursing administration and organizational structure and staffing, including experience applying current nursing theory and trends in institutional nursing service delivery.
- Experience applying legal standards of nursing practice and assessing compliance with nursing laws and regulations and initiating appropriate changes.
Supplemental Information
Additional Qualifications: Are not required; however, having the minimum qualifications and the education and/or experience below will increase your score.
- Possess a postgraduate degree in nursing or a related field (such as health care administration or business administration); or the knowledge and skills associated with an advanced degree; or a written plan to obtain these qualifications.
EEO/AA/Veteran