• Responsible for supervising the nursing staff and patient care for the duration of the assigned shift includes: directing all clinical functions based on regulatory standards, provision of the highest quality patient care based on regulatory standards and staff compliance of Policies/Procedures and regulatory standards.
• Ensures staff compliance of the current, revised and new standards through rounds, observation and documentation reviews.
• Ensures staff compliance of the established plans of corrections through rounds, observation and documentation reviews.
• Ensure all staff stays abreast of resident/patient care information by participating in shift-to-shift reports and rounds.
• Assists in training staff and uses progressive disciplinary actions if non compliance continues.
• Identifies, investigates and resolve problems related to patient care, and staff. Ensure timely notifications of issues to appropriate facility leader during assigned shift.
• Communicates, interprets and enforces nursing practice standards, Nursing and Hospital Policies/Procedures to clinical and non-clinical nursing staff.
• Assist with maintaining staff compliance with orientation, yearly mandatory trainings, competencies, and other required trainings on the assigned shift.
• Mentors and develops Registered Nurses to becoming effective Charge Nurses and future HDMC Nursing leaders. Mentors LPN’s to become strong clinically.
• Participate, correlate, and conducts staff meetings when needed based on the continuity of care and staff awareness.
• Collaborates with the other nurse leaders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Communication and collaboration with the Unit Manager, Shift Supervisors, Lead Staff Coordinator, ACNE to ensure established staffing is provided for the unit.
• Assist with planning and making provisions to establish staffing for the assigned shift and/or Nursing department when covering, necessary to provide the highest patient care delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse in State of Virginia
• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing coupled with demonstrated course work in continuing education
• Considerable experience in nursing at the professional level coupled with experience in medical/surgical nursing, psychiatric nursing, geriatric nursing, rehabilitative nursing and/or nursing care of the mentally disabled.
• Proven experience in supervision and administration

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing is preferred

Special Requirements

An extensive criminal history background investigation, not limited to employment references, drug testing and E-Verify will be conducted.

HDMC is a tobacco-free campus

DBHDS is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal CMS Omnibus COVID -19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation which requires all employees to be vaccinated or receive an exemption. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. New staff who are not vaccinated for any reason or choose not to disclose their vaccination status, will need to request a medical or religious accommodation. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

Special Instructions to Applicants

HWDMC only accepts online applications via RMS. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application, but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed, e-mailed or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position. This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefit package to include your choice of four health insurance plans, paid life insurance and retirement plans, 12 paid holidays, annual and sick leave.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx , or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at 804-524-7600 for assistance. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics or disability.

DBHDS is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal CMS Omnibus COVID -19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation which requires all employees to be vaccinated or receive an exemption. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. New staff who are not vaccinated for any reason or choose not to disclose their vaccination status, will need to request a medical or religious accommodation. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.