Nurse Manager

Sevita • Garland, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager leads a team of nursing staff, providing nursing services, training, and support to individuals with developmental disabilities, substance abuse issues, and/or emotional or behavioral challenges. This role involves overseeing and coordinating the Nursing Intake process, service plans, MDS, and other meetings related to the nursing care of the individuals served, particularly specialized foster care children. The manager is responsible for the quality of nursing assessments, delegation processes, and staff evaluation, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited LVN or RN program
• Minimum of five years’ experience working with medical and/or behaviorally complex children
• One year supervisory experience required.
• Current state LVN or RN License.
• Current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance if providing transportation to individuals receiving services.
• Current CPR/First Aid certification.
• Job requires performance of duties that involve potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. Tasks that do involve exposure are an expectation of employment.
• Travel as needed

Nice To Haves

• Experience with children with special needs

Responsibilities

• Oversees team of LPNs and RNs.
• Evaluates performance and implements corrective actions as needed.
• Directs the quality of nursing assessments, nursing diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Monitors the nursing delegation process in conjunction with the Medical Director.
• Ensures required training is completed, reviews delegation decisions, and develops procedures for assigned tasks.
• Conducts the medical assessment of each individual referred to a program and collaborates with the Intake Coordinator to determine appropriateness for placement in the community.
• Provides oversight and coordination of Nursing Intake process, service plan, MDS, and other meetings related to the nursing care of the specialized foster care child.
• Develops and leads medical & clinical trainings in conjunction with the Medical Director.
• Directs with expert clinical judgment, based on accepted nursing standards, state administrative codes, contract obligation, policies/procedures and TMN Quality of Care Standards.
• Evaluates nursing staff in knowledge and application of law, regulation, and policies.
• Conducts on-going quality assurance and improvement audits; develops and implements corrective action plans as needed.
• Develops and implements nursing related QAI systems to document all performance evaluation processes.
• Acts as a liaison between DCFS, community health agencies, and providers.
• Identifies community resources and develops relationships to expand network.
• Develops systems to effectively coordinate and integrate care through the use of community resources in collaboration with Network Clinical Team, and others.
• Complies and analyzes QAI data and makes recommendations.
• Coordinates responses to address widespread QA concerns within a state as needed.
• Participates in the development and implementation of service plans and supervises, in conjunction with the physicians, the medical components of the plan.
• Reviews documents and revises all nursing/nursing related care plans on a regular basis.
• Oversees the management of high-risk medical conditions and private duty nursing services.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.
• Oversees assigned nursing staff.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees