Department Information

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.

Commitment

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships. Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within our institutions and communities.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.

CDCR and CCHCS strive to collaborate with the community to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Incumbents establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within the department, other governmental agencies, health care partners, and communities.

CDCR/CCHCS values all team members. We work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population, which includes medical, dental, nursing, mental health, and pharmacy. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR/CCHCS mission.

This advertisement is for a Nursing Consultant, Program Review position(s) located at CCHCS-Region IV, in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, located in San Bernardino County. Please indicate the position number on your application: 091-690-8327-XXX.

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

CDCR/CCHCS employees are encouraged to use their existing CDCR email address on your application.

Department Website: https://cchcs.ca.gov/careers

Job Description And Duties

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 17 and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

Under the direction of the Statewide Chief Nurse Executive, the Regional Nursing Consultant, Program Review (NCPR) is responsible for implementing and monitoring the nursing programs in institutions and for providing program consultation regarding nursing practices, procedures and standards in their specified region. This position will require up to 50% travel.

Nursing Consultant, Program Review Minimum Qualifications :

Possession of a valid license to practice as a registered nurse in California. (Applicants who do not possess such a license will be admitted to the examination, but they must secure such a license before they will be considered eligible for appointment.)

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Experience: Three years of progressively responsible experience in nursing/psychiatric nursing, which must have included in addition to direct care of developmentally disabled clients and/or psychiatric patients; and/or inmates or youthful offenders:

• Two years of administrative experience at a level of responsibility comparable to an assistant coordinator of nursing services in a large facility for the developmentally disabled and/or hospital for the mentally disabled or acute/subacute care correctional facility; or a Supervising Registered Nurse in a large correctional facility. and
  
  
  

One year of experience as a nursing consultant, or as a director of nursing education/psychiatric nursing in an accredited State mental hospital/developmental center or acute care correctional facility or nurse training program with responsibility for instruction of students at several levels of nursing practice. or

• Three years of experience as a nursing consultant.
  
  
  

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Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, possession of a baccalaureate degree, and possession of a master's degree, preferably in nursing administration. (One year of additional experience in an administrative or consultative capacity may be substituted for the master's degree.)

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.