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Head Nurse

State Of Maryland

Job Location:

Howard, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 99442 - 156822

Posted: 23 August 2026 (17 days ago)

Application Deadline: 1 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

GRADE

LOCATION OF POSITION

MDH Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center Jessup MD

Main Purpose of Job

This position is the supervisory level of work in the provision of directing nursing care at a court-involved facility in a ward on a 24 hour basis or for several wards during one shift. This position supervises lower-level Registered Nurses and other assigned licensed and non-licensed nursing care position receives general supervision from a Registered Nurse Manager CI Assistant Director of Nursing CI or Director of Nursing CI. This position is assigned to day evening night or rotating shifts which may include weekends and holidays. This position is subject to call-in during emergencies and staffing shortages. The work is performed at a court-involved facility where care is provided to mentally ill patients who have been judged not criminally responsible for committing felonies and to those who are difficult to manage in a less secure setting and who have been deemed dangerous to themselves or others.

This position is required to observe infection control precautions in order to prevent contamination and spread of disease. This position may be required to lift patients or apply restraints. The work may require long periods of standing walking bending and in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class position is differentiated from the Registered Nurse Charge CI in that this position is responsible for 24 hour supervision of a unit or is a shift supervisor for several wards and supervises the Registered Nurse Charge CI while the Registered Nurse Charge CI who is responsible for one unit during an assigned shift. This position is differentiated from the Registered Nurse Manager CI in that the Registered Nurse Manager plans and coordinates the provision of nursing care for a nursing division the evening shift or the night shift and directly supervises the Registered Nurse Supervisors CI.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Determined by the Maryland State Board of Nursing under the licensing requirements for Registered Nurses.

Experience: Three years of experience as a Registered Nurse to include one year in a supervisory administrative or teaching capacity and two years in a psychiatric setting.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelors degree in Nursing or a related field from an accredited college or university for one year of the requiredpsychiatric experience.

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Masters degree in Nursing or a health related field from an accredited college or university for the required psychiatric experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Nursing classifications or Nursing and Hospital Administration specialty codes in the Nursing field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

LICENSES REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

1. Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State of Board of Nursing 4140 Patterson Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21215 or possess a current multi-state license in party states that candidates have declared as primary states of residence.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operators license valid in the State of Maryland.

3. Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete and maintain current certification of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Employees in this classification are subject to call-in and therefore will be required to provide the facility with a phone number at which they can be reached.

2. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09 Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

SELECTION PROCESS

Applicants who meet the minimum (and selective) qualifications will be included in further evaluation. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your report all related education experience dates and hours of indicate your college degree and major on your application if applicable. For education obtained outside the U.S. any job offer will be contingent on the candidate providing an evaluation for equivalency by a foreign credential evaluation service prior to starting employment (and may be requested prior to interview).

Complete applications must be submitted by the closing submitted after this date will not be added.

Incorrect application forms will not be will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

Candidates may remain on thecertified eligible list for a period of at least one year. The resulting certified eligible list for this recruitment may be used for similar positions in this or other State agencies.

BENEFITS

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Online applications are highly recommended. However if you are unable to apply onlinethe paper application (and supplemental questionnaire) may be submitted to MDH Recruitment and Selection Division 201 W. Preston St. Room 114-B Baltimore MD application materials must be received by 5 pm close of business on the closing date for the recruitment no postmarks will be accepted.

If additional information is required the preferred method is to upload. If you are unable to upload please fax the requested informationto .Only additional materials that are required will be accepted for this recruitment. All additional information must be received by the closing date and time.

For questions regarding this recruitment please contact theMDH Recruitment and Selection Division at .

If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about the online application system please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management Recruitment and Examination Division at or.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling: or MD TTY Relay Service 1-.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruitment retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the States diversity.

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