RN Team Lead - Correctional Health - Nights

JPS Health Network; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

JPS Health Network is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse Team Lead for Correctional Health to oversee nursing operations during the night shift. The role focuses on directing patient care, mentoring staff, and ensuring high-quality nursing practices in a secure correctional setting.

Qualified candidates hold a nursing diploma or higher, Texas RN licensure, and 2+ years of relevant experience. The position is full-time, on-site, at 100 N. Lamar Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree from an accredited program.
• Current Texas RN license or reciprocity within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor nursing staff across the correctional health units.
• Coordinate unit orientations, training, and clinical competencies.
• Direct patient care decisions, nursing care plans, and discharge planning as appropriate.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate or higher Degree in Nursing

Job description

Who We Are JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.

Who We Are JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.
Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.
Why JPS? We're More Than a Hospital. We're 7,200 Of The Most Dedicated People You Could Ever Meet. Our Goal Is To Make Sure The People Of Our Community Get The Care They Need And Deserve. As Community Stewards, We Abide By Three Rules Of The Road

• Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.
• Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.
• Don't be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.

When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you!
For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org .
To view all job vacancies, visit www.jpshealthnet.org , www.jpshealthnet.org/careers , or www.teamacclaim.org .

Job Title

RN Team Lead - Correctional Health - Nights

Requisition Number

46413

Employment Type

Full Time

Division

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

Compensation Type

Hourly

Job Category

Nursing / LVN

Hours Worked

7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Location

Correctional Health

Shift Worked

Night

Job Description

Job Summary: The Registered Nurse Team Lead assesses, plans, directs, implements, and provides quality patient care for assigned patients including education directed toward individualized patient needs utilizing the nursing process in coordination with policies and procedures. This position directs patient care for licensed and ancillary staff. The Registered Nurse Team Lead has 2+ years of relevant experience.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities

• Guides, educates, and provides leadership for all new and experienced staff. Assists with and provides input for performance appraisals, disciplinary action, reports, audits, surveys, and documentation in medical records, employee records, and computers.
• Ensures coverage and staff levels for all responsible units.
• Coordinates the department-specific orientation and training for employees, which may include, but is not limited to, initial unit-based, job-specific competencies, CBLs, clinic-specific testing, assisting with preceptors/mentors training and assignments, conducting annual needs assessments, and documenting and maintaining educational requirements for clinic staff.
• Plans, assesses, directs, implements, and provides quality patient care for assigned patients including modifying nursing care, medication administration, and discharge planning. Provides education directed towards individualized patient needs utilizing the nursing process in coordination with policies and procedures.
• Monitors changes in patient condition to include recording and reporting symptoms, assessing vital signs, and intervening when appropriate.
• Performs complete data collection from patients with regard to age and developmental stage, presenting complaints, and pertinent history.
• Supports the culture of quality with the delivery of quality nursing care utilizing evidence-based practice to decrease the potential for infection, harm, or injury working with the interdisciplinary team.
• Actively participates in the performance improvement processes related to nursing practice.
• Communicates with patients and/or families using available resources and tools to provide age-appropriate, patient-preferred language to include demonstrated fluency and timely completion of all documentation requirements.
• Responsible to assist students in all disciplines to develop skills and an understanding of collaborative values, attitudes, and ideals in the care of patients and families.
• Conducts and coordinates patient care and patient transfers in accordance with EMTALA regulations, as applicable.
• Ensures teamwork and readiness to meet the daily challenges of a rapid-paced, high-acuity, culturally diverse work environment.
• Fosters a mentoring, supportive workplace climate contributing to the educational growth and development of team members, residents, and guest students.
• Works independently with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• May lead multiple projects and is accountable for ongoing objectives.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Leads staff and provides ongoing support to the department.
• Performs additional department-specific functions as outlined in department procedures.
• Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Nursing Diploma from an Accredited Diploma Program or Associate or higher Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Current licensure by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas or proof of reciprocity of licensure between the State of Texas and another state within 90 days.
• Current JPS recognized Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Completion of unit specific competency-based orientation program within 90 days.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Certification in the area of nurse specialty.

Location Address

100 N. Lamar Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76102
United States