(3078) Residential Nurse Manager

Bbtrails; Bastrop (TX); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services seeks a Residential Nurse Manager to direct nursing services across Seguin and Bastrop residential programs. The role emphasizes timely, clinically appropriate care and strong leadership of a multidisciplinary nursing team.

You will oversee infection control, audits, and quality improvement while guiding staff development and cross-program collaboration. Texas RN license is required, with bilingual skills preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in residential or inpatient nursing.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Texas or hold an unencumbered multi-state license.
• Strong collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficient computer skills with Windows/MS Office/TEAMS/Outlook 365.

Responsibilities

• Lead residential program operations aligned with mission and policies.
• Ensure nursing services are provided timely in appropriate settings.
• Oversee infection control processes and quality audits.
• Provide 360-degree feedback and coaching to direct reports.
• Coordinate with colleagues and partners to meet program goals.
• Maintain medication inventory, testing, and supplies to standards.
• Develop and pilot care system improvements for quality.
• Lead change within the team and set clear program direction.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical supervision

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

RN license – Texas

Tools

TEAMS

Outlook 365

Job description

The core components of a crisis continuum are somewhere to call, someone to respond, and a place to go. Bluebonnet Trails Adult Crisis Residential programs provide 24/7 access to immediate crisis assessment and intervention services in a facility-based setting.

Our Vision is Healthy and Fulfilled Lives, and residential programs offers an interdisciplinary team of clinical, medical, and direct care staff to provide support to persons in crisis.

Our Mission is to continuously improve the health and independence of the persons we serve, and the Diversion Center provides critical access to care to stabilize a crisis while diverting individuals from jail, emergency rooms, and hospitalization. Under the clinical leadership of the Director of Residential Nursing and the administrative leadership of the Director of Crisis Services, this leader will assist with the clinical supervision, education, direction, and oversight to Registered Nurses (RNs) within the residential programs.

Critical Impact:

The residential facilities provide an option for expedited access to immediate behavioral health treatment, with a focus on pre-arrest jail diversion and recidivism reduction. The Residential Nurse Manager oversees how we deliver care to the people we serve, how we develop and support our talented team, and how we collaborate with our community partners. Additionally, the Residential Nurse Manager collaborates with the unit Program Managers on communication with our staff and contractors on strategy for maintaining essential operations, including during emergencies and disasters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the residential program operations in alignment with the Center’s mission, values, policy, and procedures.
• Ensures nursing services are provided timely and in the most clinically appropriate setting
• Oversight of unit infection control processes, internal and external reviews (audits) of nursing and medical programs as assigned by the DRN for the purposes of quality measurement and improvement.
• Provide consistent opportunity for 360 degree feedback to direct reports, including individualized support, goal setting, and coaching
• Builds relationships with internal and external colleagues, collaborating across programs, seeking and offering input towards shared goals and objectives
• Oversees the unit flow, medication inventory, testing, and supplies to standards
• Develop and pilot ideas that improve the system of care and increase efficiency and efficacy for continuous quality improvement
• Effectively lead change within the team
• Establish clear direction for the program, in alignment with local, state, and federal contracts and standards of care
• Continuously seek learning opportunities for evidenced-based practices and intervention, identifying opportunities to apply new knowledge to residential operation
• Provide consultation, analyzing and evaluating variables through a person-centered approach to care
• Able to provide training and delegation of nursing duties

Location: Seguin and Bastrop, TX

Hourly Salary Range: $48.38 – $52.13

• $1.00 per hour – 2 years experience
• $1.00 per hour – 2 years BTCS tenure
• $0.75 per hour – Bilingual
• $1.00 per hour – Specialty

Join our dynamic and enthusiastic Team dedicated to continuously improving the health and independence of the persons we serve.

Credentials

Credentials Minimum Qualifications:
Two years experience in residential or inpatient nursing.
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas or hold an unencumbered multi-state nursing license.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and be part of a multidisciplinary professional team.
Demonstrated computer literacy with working knowledge of Windows/MS Office/TEAMS/Outlook 365 applications.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, experience in behavioral healthcare setting.
Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and maintain approved driver’s status throughout employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bilingual in Spanish or ASL.
One year of administrative nursing experience in Behavioral Health related field, and/or five cumulative years of nursing experience in multiple areas of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Primary Care, Medical Surgical, Substance Use, Withdrawal Management and/or Crisis Services.

Administration Address:
1009 N. Georgetown Street,
Round Rock, Texas 78664

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services as a recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant dollars either directly from FTA or through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), will comply with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), the U.S. Department of Transportation implementing regulations, FTA Circular 4702.lB, and TxDOT PTN requirements as specified in Master Grant Agreement, and State Management Plan. Our Title VI Plan can be viewed here: Title VI Plan 2026-2029 (PDF)