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GEO Group
Golden Valley, Arizona

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Registered NurseIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$102k

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Job Description

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401(k) Matching
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Discount
  • Reduced Tuition Rates
  • Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k)
  • Pet Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Training
  • Flexible Spending Account

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO

We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.

Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary

Supervises and evaluates the performance of nursing and clerical staff. Evaluates and provides comprehensive nursing care in a correctional setting while observing and maintaining the requirements of security.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Maintains a good working relationship with correctional personnel, nursing staff, contract providers, and outside provider agencies.

Utilizes established corporate and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions.

Responsible for Staff Scheduling and Supervision Including

Assisting management in recruiting, orienting, supervising and evaluating the performance of nursing and clerical staff

Staff Scheduling

  • Ensures adequate coverage on all shifts.
  • Fills in as needed during periods of short staffing.
  • Monitors call-ins and use of overtime.
  • Ensures the proper flow of relevant information (policies, procedures, in-service, problems, etc.) to supervisor and supervised personnel.
  • Monitors and ensures strict staff compliance with all applicable pharmacy laws.
  • Organizes daily activities and ensures adequate staffing for these activities.
  • Maintains shift assignments.
  • Reports any staff problems to management on a regular basis.

Ensures adequate supplies and pharmaceuticals to meet the needs of the detainee/inmate population. Reports any over-usage, vendor problems, needs, recommendations and budgetary concerns to management.

Ensures that detainees/inmates arriving at the facility are adequately oriented to services available and procedure for obtaining medical services.

Ensures that all detainees/inmates assigned to work as medical orderlies are trained in the handling of contaminated waste and proper cleaning of contaminated surfaces. Monitors their compliance with instructions.

Performs random audits of medical records, logs, sharps, narcotic counts, outside referrals and sick call, etc. Counsel employees or provide in-service for noted errors. All findings shall be submitted to the management for review and recommendations.

Participates in quality assurance activities. Makes recommendations for monitoring needs and plans activities for correcting deficiencies. Reports problem areas in writing to management.

Monitors the assignments, review of records, and care plans of the chronic disease clinics ensuring follow through per policies and procedures.

Assists management in monitoring environmental sanitation, safety and health related issues by performing inspections. Generates recommendations based on inspections and review of other inspections to management for further management dissemination.

Responds to informal grievances from inmates to management’s designee. Reports any grievance with potential liability to the management for his/her information and consideration of action.

Monitors care of serious medical conditions with the potential for life threatening or liability issues for appropriate follow-through.

Assumes on-call status for staff problems. Assumes on-call status in absence of direct management.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Associate’s or Bachelor's degree from an approved program; graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. Must have a current, unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in the state the facility is located. Maintains a current copy of license on file at the facility at all times.

Two (2) years of direct work experience preferred.

Supervisory experience and competence in performance of the following services: crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, medical nursing care, and psychiatric nursing care preferred.

Must have the ability to work without direct, immediate supervision in performing nursing diagnosis, and be able provide appropriate follow through treatment.

GEO Secured Services

Pay

Pay USD $100,000.00/Yr. to USD $102,000.00/Yr.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff SupervisionPerformance EvaluationCorrectional HealthcareMedical Emergency ResponseMedical Records AuditingPharmacy Law ComplianceChronic Disease ManagementInfection ControlGrievance Response

Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 48 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 65% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 18 employers

9
<$100k
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$100k-120k
4
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1
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2
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
30%
Sign-on bonus
15%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.4
Better work-life than 70% of Nursing Leadership (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 100 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Golden Valley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,134/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.1
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About GEO Group

Security and Investigations
Boca Raton, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
401(k) Matching
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Health Savings Account
Tuition Reimbursement