Nurse Manager - Juvenile (OPEN & PROMOTIONAL)

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SPOKANE COUNTY JUVENILE COURT

DEAR APPLICANT:

Thank you for considering the Spokane County Juvenile Court as a potential employer.  Juvenile Court employees are directly responsible for the supervision and/or care of youth under the age of eighteen.  As such, applicants undergo an extensive application and selection process as well as a thorough background investigation.

The effectiveness of the Juvenile Court is directly related to the quality of personnel employed by the Court and the level of public trust in those personnel.  As a result, the following extensive application process is designed to elicit information to assist us in determining your character, suitability, and competence for the position for which you have applied.

Failure to complete the entire application, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will result in your removal from consideration.

In addition, the background investigation may include, but is not limited to: an interview(s); employer reference checks; polygraph test; criminal and driving records.  Failure of any portion of the background investigation will be "cause" for removal from consideration.  Upon completion of the background investigation, each candidate's suitability is reviewed by Juvenile Court Administration.

The polygraph test is conducted using the information you have submitted and the Integrity Standards for Juvenile Court. Thank you for your interest in Spokane County Juvenile Court.

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The following documents are required to be submitted with your application. Applications that do not include all required documents may not be considered:
• Resume
• Cover Letter

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Develops, writes, and implements policies and procedures for operation of the medical facility.
• Reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations to the Detention Manager and Juvenile Director, concerning policy and systems modifications in the medical and mental health area.
• Coordinates medical care for male and female residents.
• Supervises RN's and Mental Health Professionals.
• Trains, evaluates, advises and assists nursing staff in providing medical care to inmate population. 
• Reviews staff for appropriate licensing and required trainings.
• Approves leave requests, monitors staffing levels and makes adjustments, as needed.
• Assists in the preparation and monitoring of unit budget.
• Reviews and monitors privacy and security of medical records and information systems within the department per HIPAA regulations.
• Supervises the preparation and maintenance of medical records.
• Completes quality assurance reviews and reports and prepares for audits.
• Holds sick calls and examines patients to determine their need for medical care.
• Assists the physician with physical examinations.
• Documents nursing/medical care provided in the chart and the EHR.
• Prepares, carries out, evaluates and revises treatment plans for individual patients based on personal observations, and on the observations and recommendations of the physician.
• Treats minor ailments, under the direction of the physician.
• Records and administers or oversees the administration of medications.
• Takes samples of blood, urine, sputum, feces, gastric contents, gynecological cultures for laboratory tests.
• Cares for and counsels ill, injured or infirm patients.
• Coordinates care with community providers and parents/guardians.
• Coordinates medical transports of detained youth.
• Sterilizes medical supplies, establishes security measures to prevent loss or theft of drugs and supplies; requests supplies; delivers and distributes supplies.
• Provides on-call services to Detention for after-hours emergencies or concerns.
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Five (5) years of professional nursing experience, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity. 
• Possession of a current and valid Washington State License to practice as a registered nurse. 
• NOTE: Requires successful completion of security check.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of principles of management and their related application to nursing supervision.
• Knowledge of professional nursing principles and concepts.
• Knowledge of institutional management practices, including medical care of residents.
• Knowledge of maintenance of records.
• Skilled in communicating effectively both orally and in writing, sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with nursing staff, physicians, departments, supervisors and inmate population.
• Ability to supervise and instruct professional staff; and to plan, organize, and coordinate the work of staff.
• Ability to use nursing judgement and knowledge.

BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS

All County employees are responsible for contributing to a safe and positive work environment, actively demonstrating the County values in their daily work and interactions:

• Respect:   Appreciating and valuing customers, other County employees and County leadership by showing courtesy, friendliness and fairness.  Communicating in a productive and professional manner.   
• Accountability:   Honoring and delivering on commitments by taking responsibility for personal actions and results; being a responsible steward of public resources and the trust County residents have placed in each of us.
• Integrity:   Modelling transparent and ethical behavior and demonstrating it with honest and trustworthy behaviors and actions; leading by example and performing work to the highest standards.
• Innovation:   Striving for excellence by actively pursuing opportunities for new and improved methods, procedures or technologies; fostering an environment of engagement and empowerment and embracing continuous improvement.

WORKING CONDITIONS  

• The work environment is primarily inside, where the noise and temperature levels are moderate.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. As every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may reasonably be considered incidental in the performing of their duties as though they were included in this job description.

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Total compensation is an estimate based upon base compensation, median retirement fund contributions, and current employer-paid health and related benefit contribution rates (including medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, and leave). The actual total will vary depending upon each employee's enrollment choices.

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