Nurse Supervisor - Jail Health Services, Career Service

Jail Health Services, a division within Public Health
- Seattle & King County, is seeking an exceptional nursing supervisor to join our team! This position will partner with a team of nursing leaders to supervise, maintain, and improve nursing services that include Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Medical Assistants, and Certified Nursing Assistants within two King County correctional facilities. This is an opportunity to lead an amazing team whose passion is to serve individuals with great needs and often limited access to care in the community.

JHS provides needed health and social services to the incarcerated population located in the King County jails
- King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle, WA and Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent, WA. The primary services we provide include medical, dental, mental health, social and release planning services, treatment of substance use disorders, and pharmaceutical services. We care about the patients we serve and their health outcomes. Our division includes over 250 employees and an annual budget of over $60 million.

The purpose of JHS is to assure that high-quality health and human services are available to the incarcerated population in the King County adult correctional facilities: the King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent. The JHS vision is Opening doors to healthier, happier lives, and the mission is to assess and stabilize serious health problems for the detained population of the King County Correctional Facility and the Maleng Regional Justice Center with a focus on transition from jail.

Staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year, JHS provides a broad range of health care to all individuals booked into the jails. For patients with serious mental health or medical conditions, special housing units (psychiatric and infirmary) along with a higher level of services and medical monitoring are provided. Since the patient population varies both in numbers as well as in acuity of health conditions, staffing is adapted and flexed to meet the constantly changing needs of the population.

JHS staff manage the complex health needs of underserved populations, many of whom come to the facility without access to care in the community and with decompensated acute and chronic health conditions.

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

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• Provide direct supervision of registered and licensed practical nurses, medical assistants, and certified nursing assistants.
• Ensure the delivery of all required nursing and ancillary services to meet the daily health care needs of patients.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of staff training, orientation, and education programs.
• Perform periodic nursing services to ensure patient safety and the daily demand of nursing care is met.
• Maintain familiarity with all work…