Charge Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Charge Nurse (RN)
Lead with Purpose. Deliver Exceptional Care.

Children's Mercy Camber, Olathe KS

Are you a skilled and compassionate RN ready to step into a leadership role? Join our team and make a meaningful impact by guiding patient care, supporting nursing staff, and ensuring a safe, structured environment for children and adolescents receiving psychiatric care. This is an opportunity to combine clinical expertise with leadership in a mission-driven setting.

Position Summary
The Charge Nurse oversees and coordinates patient care activities during the assigned shift, providing direction to both licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel. This role plays a key part in staff development, performance evaluation, and maintaining a high standard of care. You will serve as the on-site leader in the absence of management, support crisis response efforts, and help ensure a safe, therapeutic environment for all patients.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, organize, and direct nursing staff to ensure appropriate staffing ratios and high-quality care

• Coordinate services with providers, patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams

• Act as the on-shift leader, maintaining accountability for program operations

• Monitor program safety and lead crisis response when needed

• Support staff through coaching, training, and performance feedback

• Maintain clear, timely, and confidential documentation and communication

• Provide direct patient care while modeling best practices

• Participate in staff meetings, committees, and ongoing program development

• Keep leadership informed of shift activities, concerns, and outcomes

What You Bring

Education

• Associate degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred

Licensure/Certification

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Kansas

• ANCC Psychiatric Nursing Certification preferred

• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance required

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience or ANCC certification in psychiatric nursing

• Experience working with children and adolescents

Preferred Experience

• More than 2 years supervising RNs in a psychiatric care setting

• Experience with electronic medication administration records (eMAR) and electronic health records (EHR)

Shift Differentials:  

• Eligible for weekend differential ($2/hr), evening differential ($3/hr), and preceptor differential ($2/hr)

Why Join Camber?

Camber Mental Health is proud to be recognized for the culture and experience we provide our employees:

 #15 Best Led Companies in the U.S. Glassdoor, 2025 with an Indeed Work Wellbeing Score of 86, measuring happiness, purpose, satisfaction and stress as rated by our own employees.

???? Exceptional Benefits:  Competitive pay with strong shift differentials .  Great health benefits- including medical, vision and free dental insurance for employees. 403b with company match, tuition reimbursement up to $21,000, and free Employee Assistance Program for therapeutic, legal and financial services, plus personalized work-life resources.

???? A Supportive Work Culture: We believe in work-life balance, providing access to talent development programs, professional growth, wellness benefits, and a collaborative, supportive team environment. Along with opportunities to grow your clinical skills in a residential behavioral health setting.

Commitment to safety & wellbeing: Camber Mental Health hospitals have officially achieved the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute— making them the only clinical mental health spaces in the country to earn this certification

???? Make an Impact:  Mission-driven work that directly impacts patient wellbeing in a supportive, collaborative clinical environment. You’ll be joining a team that is changing lives and helping children and families.

About Camber: Camber Mental Health is a subsidiary of KVC Health Systems. Camber Children’s Mental Health operates nonprofit children’s mental health hospitals and residential treatment centers in Kansas City, Wichita, and Hays. Our mission is to help children heal and return home safely, equipped with the resilience, support, and resources they need for continued success. 

Join our team and help positively transform the lives of children and families through compassionate trauma-focused behavioral healthcare services.