Charge Registered Nurse RN Jail

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 58,603 - 65,119; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it

Tuition assistance and dependent scholarships

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness programs including fitness memberships

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Charge Registered Nurse responsible for supervising patient care in a jail setting. This role requires a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing with active RN licensure and CPR certification. Join a mission-driven organization that values compassion and care for underserved populations. Key responsibilities include coordinating nursing services, monitoring patient care, and overseeing unit operations. This position offers competitive hourly compensation in a supportive work environment that encourages professional growth.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse within the state of employment.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Prefer a minimum of one-year clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the total health care delivery system in the unit.
• Monitor nursing service and maintain accurate records.
• Assist with staff orientation, training, and evaluations.
• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of the unit.

Skills

Patient care supervision

Clinical monitoring

Staff training and orientation

Record keeping

Education

Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare.
Join us

Compensation Information: $42.54 - $47.27 / hour

Department (Org): Nursing

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You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support the physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Perks include:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in our facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Charge Registered Nurse is responsible for overseeing the total health care delivery system in the assigned nursing unit, including the collection and evaluation of health status data, nursing diagnosis, goal setting, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. They provide direct supervision of patient teaching and ensure that ancillary personnel only perform services for which they are qualified. The Charge RN is accountable for the overall quality of patient care in the assigned unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervising the total health care delivery system in the unit, ensuring compliance with policy and procedure, and coordinating patient care with other departments.
• Monitoring nursing service, maintaining accurate records, and identifying potential problems, proposing corrective actions as needed.
• Assisting with staff orientation, training and evaluations, and coordinating staffing levels to meet contractual requirements.
• Ensuring the cleanliness, maintenance, and appearance of the unit and maintaining appropriate levels of medical equipment and supplies.
• Maintaining a professional atmosphere and attending monthly staff meetings as directed by the Director of Nursing or Administrator.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.

Experience

• Prefer a minimum of one-year clinical experience.

Licenses/Certifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse within the state of employment.
• Current CPR Certification.

Shift details

• Every other weekend; Holiday rotation 18:00-06:30

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other roles.