Registered Nurse (RN) - Director of Nursing
Tri County Services
Conroe, TX

Director of Nursing

The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Director of Nurses provides strategic leadership and oversight for operations and service delivery of a 16-bed acute mental health inpatient facility, ensuring the provision of compassionate, high-quality care to individuals served. As a critical nursing leadership role, this position requires the ability to create, lead, and cultivate an expert clinical team with demonstrated outcomes in compliance with contractual and Center requirements, strong clinical assessment and critical thinking abilities, as well as the ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Duties and responsibilities for this role will include, but are not limited to, the following: * Provide clinical and administrative leadership to a multi-disciplinary treatment team, including Registered Nurses (RNs), Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHPs), and Psychiatric Nursing Assistant (PNA) positions. * Ensure appropriate coverage for all shifts, in alignment with state and contract standards for a CSU. * Provide clinical coverage as needed as well as maintain availability to provide guidance to CSU staff by phone after-hours, when needed. * Promotes high quality clinical care, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, standards, and guidelines, including Center policy and procedure, Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Texas Board of Nursing guidelines, and other relevant standards and practices. * Lead and supervise staff, fostering a culture of teamwork and professional growth. * Conduct recruitment, training, and performance evaluations for personnel. * Develop and implement training programs to enhance staff competencies. * Complete data tracking activities to monitor practices and programmatic outcomes to maintain compliance with regulatory standards and quality metrics. * Collect and review outcome indicators and measures. * Foster collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary teams and community providers. * Manage the program budget, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and resource allocation. * Implement quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and outcomes. * Ensure accurate and timely documentation in compliance with legal and ethical standards. * Promote a trauma informed, recovery-oriented approach to care. * Oversee assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients admitted to the CSU. Position Requirements: * Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas * Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing education program * 3 years nurse management experience preferred * Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred * Ability to pass Computer competency, Outlook and Typing test (30wpm) * Ability to lift 45 lbs. and pass physical agility exam * Valid Driver's license and insurable through Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare Effective January 1, 2017 all Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare campuses are smoke free. Payscale: $140,000/yr NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES Tri-County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and State laws pertaining to employment. Tri-County is committed to Affirmative Action and has an Affirmative Action Plan. The Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 533.007, allows Tri-County to check conviction records on applicants. Tri-County completes background checks in accordance with Texas State Health and Safety Code, Chapters 250-253: Criminal history check through the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS), Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR), Nurse Aide Registry and for Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Tri-County will check the CARE System to determine if an applicant has a confirmed allegation of abuse, neglect or exploitation and will not hire any individual with a confirmed allegation. The Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Chapter 414, Subsection K, has established the following list of offenses that are an absolute bar to employment: criminal homicide, kidnapping and unlawful restraint, indecency with a child, continued sexual abuse of young child or children, sexual assault, aggravated assault, injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual, abandoning or endangering a child, aiding suicide, agreement to abduct from custody, sale or purchase of a child, arson; robbery, aggravated robbery, conviction under the laws of another state, federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice for an offense containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed above, felony conviction for theft which occurred in the previous five (5) years, indecent exposure, improper relationship between educator and student, improper photography or visual reporting, deadly conduct, aggravated sexual assault, terroristic threat; online solicitation of a minor, money laundering, Medicaid fraud, Medicare fraud, cruelty to animals, false identification as a peace officer, disorderly conduct, and discharges of a firearm in a public place other than a public road or a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code. Offenses that are not an absolute bar to employment but may be considered a contraindication will also be considered during the pre-employment process. Tri-County will also complete a driver's license check. All applicants, employees, contractors and volunteers will be checked prior to hire and monthly through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office of the Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals. All applicants are required to successfully complete a drug screening and a physical agility test prior to new hire orientation. Applicants who are selected for a position in the Criminal Justice/Jail Diversion Department, TCOOMMI, and those who provide services to TCOOMMI, i.e., psychiatrists, nurses, etc., must have a Federal background check by fingerprinting through the FBI upon initial hire and annually thereafter. Applicants who have lived out of state for two or more years from the date of submission of this application must have a Federal background check by fingerprinting through the FBI if they are selected for a position. TRI-COUNTY'S POLICY OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION Each Applicant must agree to arbitrate and to waive class and collective action participation and each Employee, without exception, must sign and agree to the terms of the Arbitration Agreement as a condition of employment with Tri-County. Please click here to review the Notice of Arbitration and Single Employee Resolution Policy - https://content.datis.com/e3Applicants/hosttcb/images/arb_agreement.pdf * Please print this page for a copy of this policy. POLICY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I understand that, as a condition of my request that Tri-County consider my application and possibly hire me, I must agree to Tri-County's Policy of Dispute Resolution, which I understand requires that all disputes between applicants or employees and Tri-County, its constituent member entities, and/or its officials and/or employees must be resolved solely by arbitration, in accordance with Tri-County's Dispute Resolution Policy, a copy of which I have been provided with in this application and that such policy further requires I waive any right to participate in any class or collective action, either as representative or member and that, instead, I must resolve any dispute, as an applicant or employee, through a single-party arbitration under the specific terms and conditions set forth in Tri-County's Dispute Resolution Policy. I hereby acknowledge receipt of that Policy and agree to be bound by all of its terms in connection with the consideration of my application for employment and throughout my employment, including termination thereof, if I am hired. IND100