Confidential Director of Nursing - Corrections (Perm)
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Industry: Corrections
Salary: Dependent upon experience
Overview
This clinical leadership role provides strategic and operational direction for nursing services within a correctional healthcare environment. The position ensures safe, compliant, and patient-centered care delivery, supports clinical staff performance, and partners with custody and administrative stakeholders to maintain effective health services operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide executive oversight of nursing operations, staffing plans, scheduling, and clinical workflow across assigned sites/units.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal/state regulations, accreditation standards, and facility policies, including infection control and medication management.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, incident reviews, and corrective action plans to reduce risk and improve outcomes.
- Supervise, coach, and evaluate nursing leadership and frontline staff; support recruitment, onboarding, training, and competency validation.
- Collaborate with medical, behavioral health, pharmacy, and custody partners to coordinate care and maintain safety and security protocols.
- Oversee documentation standards, patient triage processes, emergency response readiness, and continuity of care.
- Manage budgets, supplies, and vendor coordination as assigned; report performance metrics to senior leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Current RN license or valid temporary permit with the Texas Board of Nursing, or valid Compact RN license.
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible nursing experience, including at least five years of Nursing Manager/Director experience.
- Must hold at a minimum, a master’s degree. If the master’s degree is not in nursing, then either a baccalaureate degree or doctoral degree must be in nursing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in corrections, detention health, emergency/acute care, or public health settings.
- Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams, implementing QI programs, and managing change in high-security environments.
Work Requirements
- Ability to work onsite in a correctional setting and respond to urgent clinical or operational needs.
- Ability to pass applicable background checks and meet facility access requirements.
