KCPC Psychiatric Charge Nurse

Responsibilities

• Practice psychiatric‑mental health nursing and provide first‑line supervision to patient care staff.
• Perform general nursing tasks for the holistic care and treatment of patients’ medical and psychiatric needs.
• Coordinate hospital functions and nursing services, including scheduling, job assignments, responding to call‑ins, and assuring appropriate staff levels.
• Ensure quality of care on patient units and the smooth operation of the department’s functions.
• Possess specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities obtained through education and experience in caring for persons with behavioral health needs, psychiatric disorders, and co‑occurring psychiatric and substance‑abuse disorders.
• Participate in assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, health teaching, and health promotion of a unique patient population.
• Provide counseling interventions, including individual and group counseling; crisis intervention; stress management; supportive skill building; educational groups; relaxation techniques; assertiveness training; and conflict resolution.
• Promote mission‑driven leadership focused on patient care and quality improvement.
• Follow and enforce policies and procedures of the facility.
• Adhere to and enforce time and attendance policies, including mandatory overtime, and be subject to recall to duty, held over, and irregular day/shift rotation as needed.
• This position is deemed essential and has been designated for mandatory operations by the Appointing Authority; not eligible for Adverse Weather Leave.

• Full‑time employment.
• COVID and influenza vaccinations required for all employees.
• No eligibility for Adverse Weather Leave.

• Health & Wellness Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability – Company Paid
• Life Insurance – Company Paid
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance – Company Paid
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company‑Funded Matching
• Retirement and Financial Planning Services
• Career Development and Growth Tuition Assistance Plans
• Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Clinical Supervision toward licensure and reimbursement for certain license applications
• Paid Time Off – Generous PTO for Vacations, Illness, Personal Days, etc. (10 Paid Holidays)
• Flexible Work Schedules to promote a healthy work‑life balance
• Employee Assistance Program – assists employees with personal problems and/or work‑related problems that may impact job performance, health, mental, and emotional well‑being