Charge Nurse-Juvenile Center

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Employees in this classification are responsible for providing and overseeing nursing care at Bell County Juvenile Jail in Killeen,Texas. The position implements unit objectives and administrative policies and provides clinical leadership to nursing staff. This position operates under the supervision of the Senior Director.ng.

• Clinical Operations Oversight: Ensures compliance with organizational, state, and regulatory clinical standards. Maintains
  100% shift coverage with an appropriate staff skill mix and ensures timely completion of patient care responsibilities each shift.
• Staff Supervision and Development: Provides effective supervision, coaching, and support to nursing staff. Ensures annual performance evaluations are completed by established deadlines andthat coaching and corrective actions are appropriately documentedwhen performance concerns are identified.
• Quality and Compliance: Maintains a minimum audit scoreof 98% on applicable internal and external compliance reviews and promptly addresses identified deficiencies.
• Clinical Care and Documentation: Ensures timely response to sick-call requests and completion of required clinical documentation. Supports an average emergency response time of two minutes from notification to arrival, when applicable.
• Patient Care Coordination: Identifies and appropriately escalates high-risk patients through established clinical and organizational escalation channels.
• Communication and Reporting: Ensures incident reports are submitted within established reporting time frames and thatshift handoff reports are completed accurately and timely.
  
  Participates in required leadership, clinical, and operational meetings.
• Other Duties as Assigned: Demonstrates flexibility in supporting operational needs, including cross-coverage and special assignments. Maintains performance standards consistent with primary job responsibilities when performing additional duties.

• Participates in special projects, quality improvement initiatives, audits, training, and other operational activities as assigned.
• Provides cross-coverage for nursing operations as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of facility…