State of Maryland

An Assistant Director of Nursing, CI is the managerial level of work at Maryland Department of Health (MDH) designated Court Involved (CI) Facilities assisting the Director of Nursing in developing and implementing goals, objectives, standards, policies and procedures for the entire nursing service in 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.  The employee in this classification supervises Registered Nurse Managers, CI and through them indirectly supervises Registered Nurse Supervisors, CI and subordinate staff.

The employee in this classification receives managerial supervision from the Director of Nursing, CI.  The employee is subject to call-in and overtime based on staffing needs. Employee is required to observe infection control precautions in order to prevent contamination and spread of disease.  Employee may be required to lift patients or apply physical restraints.  The work requires long periods of standing, walking, bending and reaching.

The position in this classification is 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 specification.

Assists the Director of Nursing in planning, organizing, directing and managing the facility's nursing program;

Participates in budget planning and preparation;

Collaborates with the Director of Nursing, the facility's chief executive officer and other program/discipline directors in designing, planning, implementing and evaluating the facility/agency programs and policies;

Conducts staff meetings to resolve patient and staff problems;

Assists in the interpretation and implementation of departmental policies and procedures;

Develops staff capabilities to implement agency programs;

Organizes, directs, supervises and evaluates personnel and services as assigned;

Assumes responsibility for nursing services in the absence of the Director;

May represent nursing on appropriate facility/agency and statewide committees;

May plan, organize, direct and administer assigned programs;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of administrative and supervisory principles and practices of nursing administration;

Knowledge of the principles, practices and theory of the registered nursing process;

Knowledge of the application of federal, State and local laws and regulations in the operation of a Nursing Department;

Skill in developing, implementing and monitoring policy and procedures;

Skill in using current developments in nursing care delivery;

Ability to plan, organize and direct nursing services;

Ability to provide for the establishment and maintenance of record systems and quality assurance programs;

Ability to communicate effectively with health professionals and administrators, patients, families and the general public and officials;

Ability to establish a working environment which promotes the provision of optimum patient care.

Education:   A Master's degree in Nursing or a health related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Four years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a psychiatric setting including two years in a supervisory, consultative, teaching or administrative capacity. 

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a health related field from an accredited college or university and six years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a psychiatric setting including four years in a supervisory, consultative, teaching or administrative capacity for the required education and experience.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher 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 and education.

1. Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State 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 operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

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.

Class specifications are board descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining. Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

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