Nurse Manager (Behavioral Health)
5 days ago
Midland
Overview Nurse Manager - Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center - Midland, TX Signet Health is currently recruiting for a Nurse Manager for a New, free-standing psychiatric hospital located at Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center in Midland, TX. Signet offers a competitive and comprehensive compensation package along with generous personal time off. The Nurse Manager provides operational, clinical, and administrative leadership for designated inpatient behavioral health units in a DNV-certified Texas hospital. This role ensures delivery of safe, therapeutic, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused nursing care while ensuring compliance with DNV, CMS, and Texas Health & Human Services (HHSC) rules. The Nurse Manager supervises front-line nursing staff and serves as a key driver of clinical outcomes, patient/staff safety, quality metrics, regulatory readiness, and staff development. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Clinical Operations & Daily Leadership • Oversee day-to-day nursing operations for assigned behavioral health units (adult, adolescent, forensic and crisis unit)., • Ensure adequate nurse and behavioral health technician (BHT/MHT) staffing levels aligned with acuity and Texas staffing regulations., • Round on units multiple times daily to ensure clinical care standards, therapeutic milieu, safety, and staff engagement., • Serve as a resource to charge nurses for decision-making, crisis intervention, and escalation., • Ensure nursing policies and practices meet DNV NIAHO standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, and Texas Administrative Code BH requirements., • Lead unit-level DNV readiness activities: chart audits, tracers, environment-of-care checks, staff competencies, and quality reviews., • Supervise, mentor, and evaluate Charge Nurses, RNs, LVNs, and MHT/BHT staff., • Lead new hire orientation, annual competencies, and ongoing education for behavioral health nursing., • Conduct performance evaluations, coaching, corrective actions, and professional development planning., • Partner with Quality/Risk to address patient safety events, complete investigations, implement corrective actions, and monitor trends., • Facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities for nursing-related events., • Ensure adherence to standards for suicide prevention, ligature mitigation, observation levels, and safe medication administration., • Drive improvements in patient satisfaction and therapeutic outcomes., • Ensure patients receive structured programming, group treatment, and individualized nursing interventions., • Collaborate with physicians, social work/case management, therapy services, and ancillary teams to ensure timely care plans and discharges., • Assist in development and monitoring of nursing department budgets, staffing plans, and supply utilization., • Manage agency use, overtime, and productivity metrics., • Serve on committees such as Nursing Leadership, Quality/PI, Patient Safety, Environment of Care, and Pharmacy & Therapeutics., • Participate in daily leadership huddles, bed meetings, and cross-departmental coordination activities. Education • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required., • Current Texas RN license (unencumbered)., • 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-accredited or Joint Commission-accredited facility strongly preferred., • In-depth knowledge of Texas BH regulations, CMS CoPs, and DNV NIAHO standards., • Strong crisis management and clinical decision-making abilities., • Excellent leadership, communication, and team-building skills., • On-site hospital role with frequent movement through inpatient psychiatric units., • Exposure to behavioral crises and infectious diseases; consistent use of safety protocols required., • Occasional evenings/weekends for staffing needs, surveys, serious patient events, or emergent operations. ','directApply':true,'datePosted':'2026-01-06T05:00:00.000Z','title':'Nurse Manager (Behavioral Health)','occupationalCategory':'Nurse Leadership','@context':' try { document.body.className += ' iCIMS_ie iCIMS_ie11'; } catch(e) {} Please Enable Cookies to Continue Please enable cookies in your browser to experience all the personalized features of this site, including the ability to apply for a job. Returning Candidate? Nurse Manager (Behavioral Health)