Assistant Director of Nursing

Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare is looking for an Assistant Director of Nursing to join our Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) team. The Assistant Director of Nursing provides nursing leadership and oversight for clinical 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 supports the Director of Nursing in managing and directing daily nursing functions, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care, maintaining compliance with regulations, and optimizing performance of clinical and non-clinical staff. Duties and responsibilities for this role will include, but are not limited to, the following:

What you will do:

• Provide clinical and administrative support for the Registered Nurses (RNs) and Psychiatric Nursing Assistant (PNA) positions at the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU).
• Coordinate and maintain daily coverage for all shifts, ensuring appropriate coverage for all shifts, in alignment with state and contract standards for a CSU.
• Provide clinical coverage for critical vacancies or when needed to ensure continuity of operations on the unit.
• Provide staff with training and input regarding clinical intervention including emergency response.
• Participate in interviews with potential new employees in alignment with necessary staffing pattern needs.
• Provide in-depth, position-specific training for RN and PNA positions.
• Provide ongoing auditing of RN and PNA documentation for quality purposes and to ensure compliance with contract requirements, regulatory guidelines, and licensure standards.
• Serve as a liaison between nursing staff and providers, fostering a culture of collaboration, teamwork, and professional growth across a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure infection control practices are followed in accordance with Tri-County policies and procedures.
• Promote appropriate communication practices for consultation with on-call providers, as needed.
• Complete data tracking activities and monitoring of programmatic outcomes to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and quality metrics.
• Problem solve daily tasks to ensure optimal programmatic functioning.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation in compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Provide guidance to CSU staff by phone, after-hours when needed.
• Promote a trauma informed, recovery-oriented environment and approach to care.

Where you will work:

• This position will work in our Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). For more information on where you will work click here.
  Conroe, Texas

What's in it for you:

• Awesome Benefits for you and your family
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Company-paid Life and Disability insurance, HSA/FSA
  • Retirement Options with Company Match!
  • Mental health and wellness support from our Employee Assistance Program
• Financial Wellbeing
  • Say goodbye to those pesky loans- we're a Federal Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer!
  • Weekly Pay deposited directly into your account (get paid every Friday!)
• Paid Time Off begins accruing on your first day (increasing with tenure!)
• Meaningful work in the mental health and intellectual disabilities community.

What You'll Need:

• Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of Texas;
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing education program;
• Three or more years of nursing leadership 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;
• Competent computer skills and ability to navigate in an electronic health record and other technology-based platforms;
• Must have a valid Driver's License and be insurable through Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare.

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.