Charge Nurse (RN) - Corrections

We are recruiting for a motivated Charge Nurse (RN) - Corrections to join our team!

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Department

Denver Sheriffs

Job Summary

Under 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, evidence-based 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, AHN-BC, 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, decision-making 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%)

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Shift

Rotating (Days and Nights) (United States of America)

Work Type

Regular (0.9 FTE)

Salary

$49.44 - $76.63 / hr

Benefits

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)

On-site 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 safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven 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 185,000 individuals and 67,000 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.