Charge Nurse- Pediatric Mental​/Behavioral Health, Night Shift

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Children's Mercy Camber Olathe, Olathe, KS, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $39.00 To $51.53 Hourly

Are you a skilled and compassionate RN ready to step into a leadership role? Join our team and make a meaningful impact by guiding patient care, supporting nursing staff, and ensuring a safe, structured environment for children and adolescents receiving psychiatric care. This is an opportunity to combine clinical expertise with leadership in a mission-driven setting.

The Charge Nurse oversees and coordinates patient care activities during the assigned shift, providing direction to both licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel. This role plays a key part in staff development, performance evaluation, and maintaining a high standard of care. You will serve as the on-site leader in the absence of management, support crisis response efforts, and help ensure a safe, therapeutic environment for all patients.

Lead, organize, and direct nursing staff to ensure appropriate staffing ratios and high-quality care

Coordinate services with providers, patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams

Act as the on-shift leader, maintaining accountability for program operations

Monitor program safety and lead crisis response when needed

Support staff through coaching, training, and performance feedback

Maintain clear, timely, and confidential documentation and communication

Provide direct patient care while modeling best practices

Participate in staff meetings, committees, and ongoing program development

Keep leadership informed of shift activities, concerns, and outcomes

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Kansas

ANCC Psychiatric Nursing Certification preferred

Valid driver's license and auto insurance required

Minimum of 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience or ANCC certification in psychiatric nursing

Experience working with children and adolescents

More than 2 years supervising RNs in a psychiatric care setting

Experience with electronic medication administration records (eMAR) and electronic health records (EHR)

• Eligible for weekend differential ($2/hr), evening differential ($3/hr), and preceptor differential ($2/hr)

Camber Mental Health is proud to be recognized for the culture and experience we provide our employees:

Exceptional Benefits:
Competitive pay with strong shift differentials. Great health benefits- including medical, vision and free dental insurance for employees. 403b with company match, tuition reimbursement up to $21,000, and free Employee Assistance Program for therapeutic, legal and financial services, plus personalized work-life resources.

A Supportive Work Culture:
We believe in work-life balance, providing access to talent development programs, professional growth, wellness benefits, and a collaborative, supportive team environment. Along with opportunities to grow your clinical skills in a residential behavioral health setting.

Commitment to safety & wellbeing:
Camber Mental Health hospitals have officially achieved theWELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute-making them the only clinical mental health spaces in the country to earn this certification

Make an Impact:
Mission-driven work that directly impacts patient wellbeing in a supportive, collaborative clinical environment. You'll be joining a team that is changing lives and helping children and families.

Camber Mental Health is a subsidiary of KVC Health Systems. Children's Mercy and Camber Mental Health have partnered and opened this state of the art 72-bed mental health inpatient hospital located in Olathe, Kansas- expanding inpatient pediatric mental health treatment capacity and access in the greater Kansas City area and across