RN Charge Nurse- Corrections
RN Charge Nurse- Corrections
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Department
Denver SheriffsJob SummaryUnder minimal supervision performs supervisory functions over professional nursing and support staff in an inpatient unit specialty clinic or treatment program in various patient care settings. Under general supervision adheres to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional nursing and performance and the ANA Code of Ethics 2015 to provide care to all patients. Applies critical thinking evidencebased policies procedures guidelines and competence to collaborate with the health care team to promote excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes. Utilizes the Theory of Human Caring and Caritas in daily practice. Jean Watson PhD RN AHNBC FAAN Founder / Director Watson Caring Science Institute.The Correctional Care nursing staff provides clinical care at either Downtown Detention Center or the Denver County Jail. These environments of care have a higher level of clinical acuity and environmental hazard than inpatient and ambulatory nursing settings based on the nature of the facility. The detention centers employ a high level of security which impacts daily working conditions including both personal and institutional safety and clinical operations. Environmental awareness critical thinking and decisive decisionmaking skills are required in the correctional care setting.
Essential Functions:
- Oversite of department/unit for assigned shift including adherence to policy 20
- Maintain a broad and comprehensive nursing scope of practice that includes infant pediatric and Adult clinical care 10
- Maintain a broad and comprehensive nursing scope of practice that includes preventive care emergent care/crisis response triage skills general acute care skills and behavioral health skills 10
- Maintain a broad and comprehensive nursing scope of practice that includes specialty skills such as eating disorders oncological care and IV therapy 10
- Delegation of duties amongst nursing and support staff 10
- Preparation of daily staffing assignments 10
- Oversite of patient care admissions and discharges 10
- Oversite of daily operations and escalation of communications 5
- Mentoring 5
- Evaluation and documentation of performance of nursing staff 5
- Facilitate patient flow 5
Education:
- Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate Program 1.Completion of an accredited nursing education program that satisfies the licensing requirements of the Colorado State Board of Nursing for Registered Nurses Required
Work Experience:
- 13 years Typically a minimum of two 2 years of professional nursing experience in a patient care setting Required
- less than 1 year Correctional Care experience preferred
Licenses:
- RNRegistered Nurse DORA Department of Regulatory Agencies Required and
- BLSBasic Life Support (BLS/CPR) AHA American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required and
- ACLSAdvanced Cardiac Life Support AHA American Heart Association
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice/ Process / Performance ANA Standards addendum signed and accrediting body standards.
- Strong understanding and display of the principals of customer service as it applies to patients staff and the community
- Ability to assist in identifying ways to promote quality patientcentric care and maintain Denver Healths high level of patient satisfaction. Nursing Vision Statement
- Ability to work effectively in a team matrix environment. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and in a cross functional environment.
- Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary staff charge nurses clinical nurse educator(s) and Nursing Managers providers executive leadership to provide care to patients with respect to their uniqueness using informed judgment competence individual qualifications and collaboration with the health care team.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of assessment findings as they relate to the disease process and continuum of care.
- Proficient in EHR
- Basic Office Suite skills preferred
Shift
Rotating (Days and Nights) (United States of America)Work Type
Regular 0.9 FTE)Salary
$49.44 $76.63 / hrBenefits
Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5 and generous medical plans
Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
Onsite employee fitness center and wellness classes
Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more
Tuition reimbursement & assistance
Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching
Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
Our Values
Respect
Belonging
Accountability
Transparency
All job applicants for safetysensitive positions must pass a preemployment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated highquality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 schoolbased health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorados primary and essential safetynet institution Denver Health is a missiondriven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.
Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.
Employment Type
Full-Time
