Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) RN Manager ll

Title: Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) / RN Manager ll

State Role Title:Registered Nurse Manager II

Hiring Range: Minimum Salary: $123291/year - Salary Commensurate with Relevant Years of Experience

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:Southwestern VA Mtl Hlth Inst

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Must have demonstrated ability to:
1. Create a vision and engage employees in goal achievement
2. Coordinate the delivery of nursing services on all shifts in multiple program areas
including overseeing nursing role in emergencies
3. Make difficult decisions with authority and ownership and through appropriate
consultation
4. Supervise and schedule RNs LPNs CNAs PCTs and clerical staff with effectiveness and efficiency according to standards
5. Resolve complex problems using data obtaining input from others and evaluating
results
6. Effectively use interpersonal skills to communicate listen resolve conflict and
motivate
7. Assertively contribute to discussions with various perspectives held by professionals
administrators and regulatory personnel and achieve consensus to move forward
8. Build constructive working relationships and customer relations between disciplines
departments and the public
9. Achieve successful resolution of complaints from patients families visitors as well as
other employees
10. Use computer technology to effectively communicate develop professional reports
and maintain records; and demonstrate excellent writing skills to create professional
letters forms documents and presentations
11. Establish a quality improvement plan based on standards established by The Joint
Commission CMS Board of Nursing Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services and other agencies/organizations
12. Demonstrate experience successfully managing a budget
13. Develop and implement a fiscally sound staffing plan utilizing an automated
scheduling and timekeeping system
14. Creatively develop a successful nursing recruitment and retention plan
15. The following physical requirements are necessary: repetitious walking and/or
standing; bending lifting and reaching overhead to position restrain transfer
transport and/or escort patients and to perform or assist them in activities of daily
living. Must be flexible with schedule and assignments and work overtime if needed.
Must successfully complete TO (Therapeutic Options) Training Defuse Training and
CPR.
16. Ensure Virginia Human Rights Regulations and Mental Health Laws are upheld which
govern treatment for people with mental illness

Minimum Qualifications

Require License or eligibility to practice as Registered Nurse by the
Virginia State Board of Nursing
Require graduation from an accredited school of registered nursing
Considerable experience working in a inpatient setting for mental health recovery
required

Additional Considerations

Strongly prefer extensive experience in upper-level management and supervision of
RN supervisors and managers
Strongly desire a minimum degree of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Demonstrated ability to develop new programs establish quality improvement
indicators which achieve TJC/CMS standards initiate new policies and practices

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute (SWVMHI) only accepts online applications via PAGEUP. 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 PAGEUP account for the status of your application and this position. For classified positions postings will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

SWVMHI is an Equal Opportunity Employer located in Marion VA. 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.

A fingerprint-based criminal history check a Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services check and drug testing is required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1 the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers persons who have been convicted of specific (barrier) crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending (barrier) charges (Go to the code sections to see barrier crimes and related information).

Contact Information

Name: Rebecca Richardson

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths 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 AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.