REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR

Description

The Registered Nurse Supervisor serves a critical role in overseeing the delivery of medical care to the incarcerated adults and juveniles in the St.

Louis County correctional facilities. As a clinician with senior-level technical skills and a mentoring approach, the Supervisor serves as the first level of clinical and functional expertise to ensure that staff meet expectations in the quality and patient-centered focus of care, as well as the professionalism and partnership required to be successful in the environment.

The Supervisor fulfills direct people- and process-management, as well as delivers direct patient care across the spectrum of care delivery sites, including admission assessments, clinic- and infirmary-level care, medication administration, and responding to sick calls and urgent / emergent needs.

Weekend and holiday hours are required.

The starting salary is $31.90 hourly. A 10% differential is added for public health roles in Corrections Medicine, as well as an additional $1.

25 per hour (up to $100 per pay period) for ACLS certification. Additionally, Evening and night shifts receive a 10% differential.

As an employer, St. Louis County cares about the health and well-being of our employees. In an effort to provide for the best possible work-life balance, the County offers a generous benefit package which includes affordable health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 4 weeks of Paid Time Off the first year, 11 paid holidays, deferred benefit retirement plan, paid life insurance as well as short and long term disability.

A full listing of benefits is available under the benefit tab at the top of this page.

St. Louis County is a qualifying agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Examples of Duties

Applies experienced nursing and leadership skills to manage clinical teams who care for adult and juvenile patients across a variety of functional settings and health care needs in a 24 / 7 / 365 environment.

This includes delivering care focused on admission and sick call assessments for medical and mental health needs, medication administration based on manual management processes, and responding to complex, acute, urgent, and emergent health needs.

Care may include specialized areas such as adult and juvenile medicine, general and trauma surgery, OB / GYN, orthopedics, psychiatry, dermatology, etc.

Ensures that effective and efficient operational processes, and defined / best practice clinical guidelines, are followed for the assigned functional area.

Mentors staff as needed and recommends improvements for tools, processes, and other mechanisms to achieve a high quality of care.

Serves as the subject matter expert for the assigned functional area, contributing to quality improvement projects and collaborating with Justice Services and other partners, and exemplifying strong quality of work, professionalism, leadership, dependability, and resilience.

Conducts and contributes to audits of employee performance and operational processes, and delivers improvements as needed.

Leads people management activities for the assigned clinical staff, including recruiting, hiring, corrective action, termination, and professional development.

Monitors performance of the assigned functional area and staff with a perspective to recognize issues and risks to quality of care, partnerships, etc.

and work to resolve them, elevating issues as appropriate.

Delivers health care to patients while navigating a secured correctional setting, which requires strong knowledge of security precautions, close partnership and negotiation with security staff, continuous focus on patient safety, and the customized and flexible approach to patient care in a complex environment that is often stressful and fast-paced.

Conducts comprehensive health care assessments and independently applies standing orders and other defined protocols, documents all health care with complete and appropriate information required to support the patient's care pathway, and applies critical thinking to identify scenarios in which clinical leaders and providers should be engaged.

Operates specialized medical equipment such as pulse oximeter, volume control pump, oxygen concentrator, EKG and other cardiac monitors, defibrillator, etc.

Performs related work as required

Minimum Qualifications

Registered Nurse by the State of Missouri, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification and four years of related experience;

or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Requires Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 180 days of employment with St. Louis County.

Additional Information

SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT : A selection committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant which will include recentness and appropriateness of the applicant's education and experience, answers to the supplemental questions, results of employment references investigated and any other appropriate information available.

The selection committee will admit to the interview only those persons who possess the most job related qualifications and may establish admittance criteria beyond the minimum qualifications stated above.

Responses provided to the interview questions listed under the Supplemental Question heading of this posting will comprise 100% of the applicant's earned grade.

A candidate must earn a qualifying grade of 70 or more on the interview to be eligible for appointment. Once questions are scored, an email will be sent to the address on file with instructions on how to complete and submit a Conviction Questionnaire.

Candidates have 3 days to complete the required questionnaire. The five top ranking candidates, based on the final grade, will be certified to the Department Director / Appointing Authority who will make the final decision.

All applicants conditionally offered a merit position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Screening will be performed by a reputable clinical laboratory. The cost of screening will be covered by the County.

COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY : In support of commitment to the health, safety, and wellness of all staff and to be compliant with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule it is the policy of the Department of Public Health that all newly hired employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Acceptable forms of proof include CDC COVID-19 vaccination cards (or legible photo), documentation from a health care provider, electronic health record, or state immunization information system record.

New employees must be fully vaccinated prior to starting service for the Department, and adherence to this policy is a condition of employment.

Full vaccination means having received a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approved vaccine or vaccine series, consisting of two doses of either of the two-dose vaccines or one dose of the single-dose vaccine.

For moderately or severely immunocompromised individuals, a primary series consists of a 3-dose series of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.

Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose in a two-dose series, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine.

At this time, full vaccination does not require a booster shot. The meaning of fully vaccinated is subject to change in accordance with the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.

For applicants with a CMS clinical contraindication to the vaccine or sincerely held religious beliefs, which prohibit them from receiving a vaccine, you may contact the Department of Public Health Office of Human Resources (DPH HR) during the hiring phase to request an exemption or reasonable accommodation.

Employees granted exemption for medical or religious reasons will be required to wear facial coverings to reduce the risk of transmission to at-risk individuals in DPH facilities and submit to weekly COVID-19 testing.

All prospective employees must read and acknowledge the Policy during the application process.

HOW TO APPLY : Applicants interested in applying for this position should visit our website at www.governmentjobs.com / careers / stlouis.

We only accept On-line applications.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY : The policy of the Civil Service Commission of St. Louis County is to support fair and equitable employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans' status or political affiliation.

Call the Division of Personnel at (314) 615-5429 for more information on this policy.

St. Louis County

Division of Personnel, 7th Floor

Clayton, MO63105

314)615-5429

Relay MO 711 or 800-735-2966

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Fax : (314) 615-7703

www.stlouiscountymo.gov