Nurse Instructor - Salinas Valley State Prison

Department Information

This advertisement is for a Nurse Instructor position located at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, located in MontereyCounty.

Please indicate the position number on your application: 936 -213-9353-002.

Please Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure to have a valid email address on your application.

Vision

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilittion and the California Correctional Health Care Services are committed to building an inclusive and culturally diverse workplace. We are determined to attract and hire more candidates from diverse communities and empower all emplooyees from a variety of cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts to increase representation at all levels of the Department.

Department Website: www.jobs.ca.gov

Job Description And Duties

Limited Term 12 months; may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

Under the direction of the Receiver's Nurse Executive, the Nurse Instructor's primary function is to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the educational programs for health service personnel. To plan educational programs and to provide and promote appropriate orientation programs for all new health service personnel.

To view the duty statement for this position, click on the duty statement link.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current license as a Registered Nurse in California. (Applicants who do not meet this requirement will be admitted to the examination, but they must secure the required license before they will be considered eligible for appointment.) and Either I Possession of a valid California standard designated subjects teaching credential with specialization in vocational trade and technical teaching or equivalent credential. (Applicants who do not possess the required credential may take the examination but before appointment must have on file with the State Department of Education an application to secure the credential and must secure the credential within 90 working days after appointment. After issuance, the credential must be maintained by completion of any examinations and course work required.)

Or II

Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse in teaching nursing or in staff development.

Or III

Experience: One year of working experience as a Registered Nurse. (Possession of a Master's Degree in Nursing may be substituted for the required experience.) and

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree.

Individuals who are eligible for a Training and Development assignment may also be considered for this position(s).

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.