Senior Behavioral Health Nurse Manager

Signet Health Corporation; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Signet Health Corporation is seeking a Nurse Manager for the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center in Midland, TX. This on-site role leads designated inpatient behavioral health units, ensuring safe, trauma-informed, recovery-focused nursing care while complying with DNV, CMS, and HHSC rules.

The Nurse Manager will supervise front-line staff, drive clinical outcomes, staff safety, and quality metrics; participate in regulatory readiness, staff development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration

Qualifications

• BSN required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Current Texas RN license (unencumbered).
• BLS certification; CPI or equivalent behavioral health de-escalation certification required or obtained shortly after hire.
• Minimum 5 years of acute psychiatric/behavioral health nursing experience.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience (Charge RN, Nurse Supervisor, Nurse Manager).
• Experience in a DNV- or Joint Commission-accredited facility strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of suicide prevention protocols, observation levels, restraint/seclusion regulations, and trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day nursing operations for assigned behavioral health units.
• Ensure staffing levels aligned with acuity and Texas staffing regulations.
• Round on units multiple times daily to ensure clinical care standards, safety, and staff engagement.
• Serve as a resource to charge nurses for decision-making, crisis intervention, and escalation.
• Monitor performance indicators: restraints/seclusions, falls, self-harm attempts, elopement risk, medication safety, and length of stay.
• Lead unit-level DNV readiness activities: chart audits, tracers, environment-of-care checks, staff competencies, and quality reviews.
• Assist with plan-of-correction items, unit performance improvement (PI) projects, and regulatory documentation.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate Charge Nurses, RNs, LVNs, and MHT/BHT staff.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis management

Communication

Team building

Policy compliance

Data analysis

Education

BSN

MSN or Healthcare Admin preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Signet Health Corporation is seeking a Nurse Manager for the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center in Midland, TX. This on-site role leads designated inpatient behavioral health units, ensuring safe, trauma-informed, recovery-focused nursing care while complying with DNV, CMS, and HHSC rules.

The Nurse Manager will supervise front-line staff, drive clinical outcomes, staff safety, and quality metrics; participate in regulatory readiness, staff development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration