Acute Charge Nurse

Job ID: 35096 Agency: Department of Social Services / Human Services Center / Acute Location: Yankton, SD Salary: $41.38 DOE; plus $2.00 per hour PM shift differential, $5.00 per hour NOC shift differential, $1.50 per hour weekend differential Pay Grade: NM1 Closing Date: Open Until Filled This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Social Services / Human Services Center. For more information on the Human Services Center, please visit https://dss.sd.gov . The Nursing Manager I (Charge Nurse) oversees nursing care on an assigned shift or area by supervising nursing practices and/or staff, assessing the needs of patients and implementing appropriate nursing interventions, determining if a physician's attention is necessary, and following physician's orders to ensure medical care is provided to individuals with mental illnesses according to standard nursing practices and agency policy. This position works a combination of evening and night hours, including every sixth weekend and every sixth holiday, along with flexible hours to allow for training and monthly charge nurse meetings. Primary work hours will be between 2:30 p.m. 2:30 a.m. Licenses and Certifications Must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the State of South Dakota. The Ideal Candidate Will Have: Knowledge of professional nursing theory and practices; recent developments in the field of professional nursing applicable to the area of assignment; treatment planning; clinical procedures psychiatric treatment and counseling techniques; serious emotional disturbances, mental illness and chemical dependency; methods of supervision of adults and adolescents in an in-patient psychiatric treatment facility. Ability to: communicate goals and expectations to team members; write an