Nurse Manager

Aging and Disability Services, Community Evaluation and Review Services

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in Maryland. It is also the most diverse county in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services to meet the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods and healthy food. DHHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. DHHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Nurse Manager positions.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

This position is located in the Department's Aging and Disability Services division, Assessment Evaluation and Review Services (AERS).

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Nurse Manager oversees a nursing team that provides professional assessment and clinical intervention to clients at risk of institutionalization, abuse, and neglect. This position is responsible for program management and supervision to eight or more licensed nurses who provide services to disabled adults, frail elderly, chronically mentally ill, terminally ill, and developmentally disabled adults, and children. The Nurse Manager is responsible for compliance with Federal/ State mandates/ requirements, meeting mandated time frames and successful audits for this entitlement program. The unit staff is responsible for making clinical decisions to determine vital health needs and respond to urgent situations to assess vulnerable adults at risk in the community. The nursing staff may provide lifesaving interventions, prevent, or facilitate hospitalization, promote, or improve quality of life and prevent serious injury, abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

The supervisor interacts regularly with hospitals, adult medical day care centers, and long-term care facilities managers. The supervisor also oversees the monitoring of reimbursements from the Maryland Department of Health (MOH) for each Assessment Evaluation and Review Services (AERS) nursing assessment, Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR) and Statewide Evaluation and Planning Services (STEPS) evaluation for total revenue of over $1 million annually. The supervisor interacts and partners with Aging and Disability Services programs within the Area Agency on Aging and within Adult Protective Services and Care Management.

The selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a preemployment background check, physical exam, and a drug and alcohol screening.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: Three (3) years of full-time equivalent post-licensure experience as a nurse, two (2) years of which must have been in community health nursing.

Education: Graduation from a National League for Nursing accredited college or university or an equivalent program as determined by the Maryland State Board of Nursing Examiners with a Bachelor's Degree in nursing and a Master's Degree in a nursing specialty or other health or management discipline.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted

LICENSE:

• Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland* issued by the Maryland Board of Examiners is required at the time of appointment. If the license is temporary, a regular Maryland RN license must be obtained within ninety (90) days of appointment.

• If applicable, certification as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland issued by the Maryland

State Board of Nurse Examiners.

• *The State of Maryland accepts as valid the current RN licensure from a candidate’s primary state of residence if that state has an interstate compact with Maryland. The states having this interstate compact are Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

(*This equivalency only applies to candidates whose primary residence is not Maryland).

Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.

PREFERRED CRITERIA:

There are no Preferred Criteria. All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated Qualified, placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for an interview. Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Knowledge of the following State /Federally mandated programs: Assessment Evaluation and Review Services (A.E.R.S.) Medicaid funded Program, Preadmission Screening and Residents Reviews (PASSR), Statewide Evaluation and Planning Services (STEPS) and the Community First Choice Medicaid Program (CFC).
• Knowledge of specific health and human service programs serving older adults and persons with disability at risk of institutionalization: adult protective services, social work case management services, adult foster care, in-home aide services.
• Demonstrated experience with clinical supervision of professional nurses who provide nursing evaluations and direct services to disabled adults, frail elderly, and chronically mentally ill, terminally ill, and developmentally disabled adults and children.
• Demonstrated experience with community health nursing administration which involves planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, directing, and evaluating health services.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly (orally and written), engage in interdisciplinary teaming, conflict resolution, and problem-solving.