Residential Nurse Manager

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services; Seguin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services in Seguin, TX is seeking a Residential Nurse Manager to lead our crisis residential program operations and supervise Registered Nurses within a facility-based setting.

The role emphasizes clinical leadership, team development, and adherence to nursing standards, with a focus on continuous quality improvement and collaboration with program managers and community partners.

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 with a multidisciplinary professional team.
• Proficient computer skills (Windows/MS Office/TEAMS/Outlook 365).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in behavioral health.

Responsibilities

• Lead the residential program operations in alignment with the Center's mission, values, policy, and procedures.
• Ensure nursing services are provided timely and in the most clinically appropriate setting.
• Oversee infection control processes and internal/external reviews for quality improvement.
• Provide 360-degree feedback, coaching, and professional development to direct reports.
• Develop relationships and collaborate across programs to achieve shared goals.
• Oversee unit flow, medication inventory, testing, and supplies to standards.
• Lead continuous quality improvement initiatives within residential operations.
• Provide training and delegation of nursing duties.

Skills

RN license

Texas DL

Team collaboration

Computer literacy

Education

RN degree

Tools

TEAMS/Outlook

Job description

Program Overview

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.

Program Overview

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 Centers 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

Differential Detail

• $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.

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 litera y 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 drivers license and maintain approved drivers 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.