Nurse Manager 1 Clarks Summit State Hospital

The position

Are you ready to lead nursing services as a Nurse Manager 1 with the Department of Human Services? This position gives you the opportunity to support high-quality care for patients with mental health needs at Clarks Summit State Hospital. You will guide nursing staff, strengthen patient treatment practices, and help maintain a safe and respectful care environment. Step into a role where your leadership supports both professional growth and patient well-being.

Description of work

This position focuses on managing nursing operations, directing staff, and ensuring the delivery of quality psychiatric nursing care. It also includes overseeing treatment standards, supporting investigations, and promoting professional development. As a Nurse Manager 1, you will perform the following

duties

• Nursing Oversight: Coordinate nursing services, evaluate care practices, and support compliance with treatment standards

• Staff Leadership: Direct nursing personnel, guide performance, and support continuing education and training

• Care Coordination: Work with interdisciplinary staff to align treatment plans and maintain quality improvement efforts

• Safety Response: Initiate actions to address safety concerns and support reporting procedures for patient abuse allegations

• Documentation Review: Assess records, reports, and treatment plans for accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance

• Operational Support: Participate in meetings, investigations, and administrative reviews to strengthen nursing operations

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week

• Work hours are 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Shift times and schedules may be adjusted by the Chief Nurse Executive based on operational needs.

• Travel: As needed

• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.

• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.

• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Required experience, training & eligibility

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training

Requirements

• Two years as a Registered Nurse Supervisor or three years as a Registered Nurse Instructor (commonwealth titles) in a facility providing care and services for people with a mental or physical injury, illness, or developmental disability; or

• Six years of professional nursing experience, which includes one year in a supervisory or consultative capacity providing nursing care and services for people with a mental or physical injury, illness, or developmental disability; and a bachelor's degree in nursing, nursing education, or nursing administration. A master's degree in nursing, nursing education, or nursing administration may be substituted for up to one year of the required general professional nursing work experience; or

• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes one year in a supervisory or consultative capacity providing nursing care and services for people with a mental or physical injury, illness, or developmental disability.

Special

Requirements

• This position requires active authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.

• All employees possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

Other

Requirements

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal

Requirements

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.

• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.

• Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

This position is not subject to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding.

You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

Recruitment Methods

• Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy:

• Promotion Without Exam

• Reassignment ( Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment .)

• Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and

• (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

• Transfer ( Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.)

• Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and

• (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

Promotion Without Examination (PWOE)

• Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications:

• Registered Nurse Instructor Supervisor

• Registered Nurse Supervisor

• We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST08 and ST09 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements.

• Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.

• The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

• Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

• Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

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