Nurse Lead

Clearfork Academy • Cleburne, TX

3d

About The Position

The RN Nurse Manager provides clinical leadership, oversight, and mentorship within an adolescent-focused healthcare program serving youth ages 13–17. This role balances hands-on nursing leadership with administrative and supervisory responsibilities while fostering a safe, supportive, and engaging environment for adolescents and staff. The RN Manager leads with honor, unity, sacrifice, transparency, legacy, excellence, and fun, ensuring high-quality, ethical, and developmentally appropriate care.
Core Values in Action
Honor: Uphold ethical nursing practice, patient dignity, confidentiality, and professional integrity in all clinical and leadership decisions.
Unity: Promote collaboration among interdisciplinary teams, families, and adolescents to create a cohesive and supportive care environment.
Sacrifice: Demonstrate commitment to patient care and team support by prioritizing safety, well-being, and service above convenience.
Transparency: Communicate openly, honestly, and consistently with staff, patients, families, and leadership regarding care, expectations, and outcomes.
Legacy: Mentor and develop nursing staff, modeling professionalism and leadership that positively shapes future healthcare providers and adolescents served.
Excellence: Maintain the highest standards of clinical practice, compliance, quality improvement, and evidence-based care.
Fun: Foster a positive, engaging, and age-appropriate environment that supports adolescent growth, resilience, and connection while maintaining professionalism.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license (state-specific)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
• Minimum of 3–5 years of nursing experience, with leadership or supervisory experience preferred
• Experience working with adolescents or pediatric populations strongly preferred
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to model professionalism while creating a supportive and engaging environment
• Physically and emotionally capable of managing a fast-paced clinical environment

Nice To Haves

• MSN preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily nursing operations for adolescent services, ensuring safe, effective, and developmentally appropriate care
• Ensure compliance with nursing standards, policies, state regulations, and organizational procedures
• Participate in direct patient care as needed to support staff and maintain clinical excellence
• Supervise, schedule, mentor, and evaluate nursing staff and support personnel
• Lead onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development initiatives
• Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, and mutual respect
• Ensure nursing care is trauma-informed, age-appropriate, and responsive to the unique physical, emotional, and developmental needs of adolescents
• Support therapeutic engagement and positive relationships between staff and youth
• Collaborate with families and guardians while maintaining appropriate boundaries and confidentiality
• Monitor clinical outcomes, incident reports, and quality indicators
• Implement performance improvement initiatives and best practices
• Lead responses to emergencies and ensure adherence to safety protocols
• Serve as a liaison between nursing staff, providers, administration, adolescents, and families
• Model clear, respectful, and transparent communication
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and organizational planning

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees