NURSE MANAGER 2-Zone 11

Nurse Manager 2

The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is one of Georgia's four health agencies serving the state's growing population of over 10 million people. DCH serves as the lead agency for Medicaid, oversees the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) and Healthcare Facility Regulation, impacting one in four Georgians. Through effective planning, purchasing and oversight, DCH provides access to affordable, quality health care to millions of Georgians, including some of the state's most vulnerable and under-served populations. Six enterprise offices support the work of the agency's three program divisions. DCH employees are based in Atlanta, Cordele and across the state. DCH is committed to providing superior customer service and communication, embracing teamwork and fostering accountability to ensure that our internal and external customers and stakeholders feel included, respected, engaged and secure.

DCH is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Nurse Manager 2. This position will document and conduct on-site surveys and require regional travel. Regional travel may require 90% overnight travel. Occasional weekend and after-hours work may also be required. This is a home based position located in the (Central Region). Important Note : All applicants must reside in one of the Zone 11 following counties : Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cooke, Dodge, Echols, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Telfair, Tift, Turner, Ware, Wilcox. The Nurse Manager 2 under general to limited supervision, conducts on-site surveys of long term care facilities regulated by the state to determine compliance with applicable state and / or federal rules and regulations. May be asked to survey other facility types as needed. Surveys are conducted either independently or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team using both an automated and a written survey process to review the quality of nursing care delivered in federal and state long term care facilities (i.e., nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities).

Master's degree in nursing, nursing administration, public health or directly related field from an accredited college or university AND Two years in an administrative or supervisory capacity AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse OR Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university AND Five years of experience as a Registered Nurse, Two years of which in an administrative or supervisory capacity AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse OR Eight years of experience as a Registered Nurse, Two years of which in an environment related to the area of assignment, Four years of which as a supervisor AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse.

Additional Information

• Number of Openings : 1
• Shift : Day Job