Nurse Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN).
• Current, unencumbered Texas RN license or multistate compact RN license.
• Current BLS certification.
• Valid state Driver’s License.
• Five years of RN experience, including ambulatory or community health experience.
• Three years in a nursing leadership role, including supervising managers or supervisors.
• Knowledge of the Texas Nursing Practice Act, delegation rules for unlicensed staff, and ambulatory nursing standards.
• Knowledge of HRSA Health Center Program requirements, OSHA, CLIA-waived testing, and infection prevention standards.
• Understanding of clinical quality measures, care-gap closure, and value-based care models.
• Ability to lead and develop leaders, hold teams accountable, and manage performance.
• Skill in staffing, scheduling, and resource allocation across multiple sites.
• Ability to analyze operational and quality data and turn findings into action plans.
• Ability to standardize workflows and lead change across diverse teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Ability to communicate with different patient populations and multidisciplinary teams.
• Up-to-date knowledge of healthcare legal regulations and best practices.
• Ability to use the nursing process—assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—to coordinate and deliver care.
• Ability to prepare complex Microsoft Word documents, analyze data in Microsoft Excel, and create basic Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience using HRIS for employee records, workforce reporting, talent management, time and attendance, and benefits administration.
• Experience using CRM or similar software to manage and evaluate customer or patient information for business development or process improvement opportunities.
• Ability to communicate conclusions and opinions effectively, apply logic and reasoning to problems, resolve conflicts, and solve mathematical problems and understand statistics.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• FQHC or primary care experience.
• Multi-site leadership experience.
• eClinicalWorks experience.
• Nurse Executive (NE-BC), CPHQ, or Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day clinical operations across clinic sites and promote consistent, standardized workflows in Family Practice, Pediatrics, and Women's Health/OB.
• Translate clinical strategy and priorities into operational plans and monitor execution across regions.
• Supervise, coach, and hold Nurse Managers accountable, ensuring effective oversight of Clinical Supervisors, MA Leads, and clinical staff.
• Resolve regional clinical operational issues and escalate matters to the Director of Nursing when appropriate.
• Conduct regular site rounding and operational reviews to identify gaps, barriers, and opportunities for standardization.
• Coordinate recruitment for open clinical positions, including interviews, selection, and onboarding.
• Identify skill gaps and lead training plans, career ladders, and succession planning for clinical leadership roles.
• Ensure consistent performance management, including evaluations, corrective action, and recognition.
• Oversee clinical staffing models, schedules, and coverage plans to align with patient volume, provider templates, and service needs.
• Monitor staffing metrics, overtime, and vacancies and recommend adjustments to optimize productivity and cost.
• Coordinate float and cross-site coverage to maintain continuity of care during absences and peak demand.
• Partner on budget planning for clinical labor, supplies, and equipment, and ensure appropriate resource use.
• Implement and enforce clinical policies, procedures, and standing orders across sites.
• Ensure clinical staff maintain current licensure, certifications, and annual competency validations.
• Maintain readiness for HRSA Operational Site Visits, regulatory reviews, and applicable state and federal requirements.
• Complete quality audits, mock drills, surveys, and corrective action plans.
• Support care coordination, preventive care, and value-based care priorities within clinic operations.
• Lead and support performance improvement initiatives for clinical quality, operational efficiency, workflow standardization, staff performance, and patient outcomes in collaboration with the Director of Nursing and Human Resources.
• Validate and document nursing and staff competencies, lead audit follow-through and corrective-action closure, and maintain clinic readiness for HRSA, regulatory, and accreditation reviews.
• Support infection prevention, employee health, and patient-safety programs at the clinic level.
• Collaborate with physicians, patient access, and administrative leadership to optimize patient-care and access workflows.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, IT, Pharmacy, Care Coordination, Compliance, and other departments on enterprise initiatives and cross-functional issues.
• Participate in organizational committees, interdisciplinary workgroups, and strategic initiatives as designated by the Director of Nursing.