Nurse Manager

About the Role

Would you thrive in an environment where you learn and grow personally and professionally all while helping make a positive impact on people’s lives? Do you appreciate being around others like yourself who are dependable, trustworthy, hard workers who believe in the value of teamwork? HSCS is dedicated to building an atmosphere where employees feel valued and supported while providing specialized care for Texans in need. HSCS is comprised of ten psychiatric hospitals, two youth residential treatment facilities, and thirteen state supported living centers. Psychiatric hospitals are a hub of excellence for forensic mental health and complex psychiatric care, with all facilities accredited by The Joint Commission. They provide state‑of‑the‑art treatment that is recovery‑oriented and science‑based. If providing hope and healing through compassionate, innovative, and individualized care interests you, we welcome your application for the position below.

Responsibilities

• Attends work on a regular basis and may be asked to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
• 15% – Staffing Plan: Establishes, implements and evaluates a nursing staffing plan that identifies and deploys minimum resources needed to comply with all regulatory and professional standards. Ensures continuous (24‑hours/day, days/week) timely availability of nursing staff to meet individual care needs. Assesses and develops assignments to direct‑care nurses based on individual needs and care complexity to assure safe and quality care. Collaborates with other nurse managers and the hospital Staffing Committee to establish and evaluate an annual staffing plan for nursing service that identifies minimum staffing for all levels of nursing personnel. Seeks and utilizes suggestions to streamline work efforts and minimize redundancy. Keeps nursing management apprised of resource allocation needs, tracks and aggregates information for analysis and feedback, and ensures reporting of general patterns and trends of nursing care (e.g., 24‑hour nursing report, documentation regarding restraints, staff call‑ins, etc.).
• 15% – Hiring & Development: Hires, trains, and promotes professional growth of assigned nurses so that a competent workforce is maintained. Ensures all assigned staff are compliant in training pursuant to agency and facility standards. Reviews essential job functions, performance expectations, coaches job performance, and provides supportive and constructive feedback. Conducts performance evaluations, oversees staff development plans, and ensures awards and recognition activities that promote staff morale. Proactively identifies and seeks opportunities for improved recruitment and retention of qualified personnel.
• 15% – Daily Operations: Plans, organizes, and manages the daily activities of the assigned nursing staff. Provides clinical direction and expertise and ensures that nursing care is based on provider orders and meets specialized individual needs. Oversees nursing performance indicators to ensure tasks and treatments are performed with accuracy and quality. Participates in performance improvement activities, including monitoring indicators, conducting record and peer reviews, and participating in serious incident reviews. Uses a tracking system to oversee performance indicators, provides feedback, and takes corrective action as needed.
• 15% – Policy Implementation: Oversees the implementation of nursing policies, procedures and protocols to promote a professional environment and assure congruence with organizational expectations. Conducts periodic rounds/observations of assigned nurses, collaborates with other disciplines to ensure interdisciplinary teamwork, and performs chart reviews/audits to verify sufficient and accurate documentation. Assists nurses in resolving issues, advocates for the nursing perspective, and consults with senior nursing leadership as necessary. Conducts or participates in monthly meetings with nursing staff and other managers to provide feedback and resolve issues.
• 5% – Training & Education: Develops and updates training curricula and provides in‑service training to assigned nursing staff in collaboration with the Nurse Educator. Oversees completion of required training, assigns targeted training based on audits/reviews, and provides clinical direction to ensure care meets appropriate cognitive levels. Works with teams to implement resident‑centered trauma‑informed care and offers clinical learning experiences such as visits to other state hospitals, supported living centers, and local hospitals.
• 5% – Resource & Quality Assurance: Serves as a resource on nursing practices and education programs by performing consultative and administrative work. Participates in the design, development, and oversight of systems that evaluate and contribute to the quality of individual care through Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement (QAQI) initiatives. Incorporates program‑specific monitoring into ongoing performance improvement activities, ensures systematic capture, review, analysis, communication, and follow‑up of significant events (e.g., medication errors, adverse drug reactions, unauthorized departures, deaths, unusual occurrences). Alerts leadership to safety/risk management issues and facilitates problem‑solving strategies.
• 5% – Stakeholder Partnerships: Participates in the development and support of partnerships with key stakeholders, including individuals and their families. Partners with leadership to design and deliver high‑quality interdisciplinary care. Serves on assigned committees and workgroups, promotes positive relationships with external agencies (e.g., Provider Investigations, Office of Inspector General, other HHSC departments, ancillary/support services such as Pharmacy, Medical Staff, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Dietary), and works with professional and advocacy groups, surveyors, and monitors as assigned.
• 5% – Employee Treatment: Provides treatment to HHS employees injured in the course and scope of employment. Maintains skills in CPR and other emergency techniques and initiates emergency treatment as necessary.
• 5% – Additional Duties: Performs other duties as assigned, including active participation and/or supporting roles in disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation, which may require alternate shift patterns or locations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing techniques, standards, and procedures; of health‑care laws and regulations; of medical diagnoses and procedures; of accepted medical treatment patterns; of community health and nursing care principles, practices, and procedures; of program regulations and procedures; and of utilization review and control measures.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws, the Joint Commission, regulations, policy and procedures related to State Hospitals, or the ability to quickly acquire that knowledge.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full‑time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time‑off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement, and more.

Pay

Salary Range: $8,300.00 – $10,785.83 per month (pay frequency: monthly). Salary Group: TEXAS‑B‑26.

Schedule

Shift: Day (additional shift telework not eligible). Travel: Up to 10%. Employment type: Regular, Full‑time, Exempt.