Nurse Lead

Description

The RN Nurse Manager provides clinical leadership, oversight, and mentorship within an adolescent-focused healthcare program serving youth ages 13–17. This role balances hands-on nursing leadership with administrative and supervisory responsibilities while fostering a safe, supportive, and engaging environment for adolescents and staff. The RN Manager leads with honor, unity, sacrifice, transparency, legacy, excellence, and fun, ensuring high-quality, ethical, and developmentally appropriate care.

Core Values in Action

• Honor: Uphold ethical nursing practice, patient dignity, confidentiality, and professional integrity in all clinical and leadership decisions.
   
• Unity: Promote collaboration among interdisciplinary teams, families, and adolescents to create a cohesive and supportive care environment.
   
• Sacrifice: Demonstrate commitment to patient care and team support by prioritizing safety, well-being, and service above convenience.
   
• Transparency: Communicate openly, honestly, and consistently with staff, patients, families, and leadership regarding care, expectations, and outcomes.
   
• Legacy: Mentor and develop nursing staff, modeling professionalism and leadership that positively shapes future healthcare providers and adolescents served.
   
• Excellence: Maintain the highest standards of clinical practice, compliance, quality improvement, and evidence-based care.
   
• Fun: Foster a positive, engaging, and age-appropriate environment that supports adolescent growth, resilience, and connection while maintaining professionalism.
   

Key Responsibilities

Clinical & Program Leadership

• Oversee daily nursing operations for adolescent services, ensuring safe, effective, and developmentally appropriate care
   
• Ensure compliance with nursing standards, policies, state regulations, and organizational procedures
   
• Participate in direct patient care as needed to support staff and maintain clinical excellence
   

Staff Management & Development

• Supervise, schedule, mentor, and evaluate nursing staff and support personnel
   
• Lead onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development initiatives
   
• Promote a culture of teamwork, accountability, and mutual respect
   

Adolescent-Focused Care

• Ensure nursing care is trauma-informed, age-appropriate, and responsive to the unique physical, emotional, and developmental needs of adolescents
   
• Support therapeutic engagement and positive relationships between staff and youth
   
• Collaborate with families and guardians while maintaining appropriate boundaries and confidentiality
   

Quality Improvement & Safety

• Monitor clinical outcomes, incident reports, and quality indicators
   
• Implement performance improvement initiatives and best practices
   
• Lead responses to emergencies and ensure adherence to safety protocols
   

Communication & Collaboration

• Serve as a liaison between nursing staff, providers, administration, adolescents, and families
   
• Model clear, respectful, and transparent communication
   
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and organizational planning

Requirements

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license (state-specific)
   
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; MSN preferred
   
• Minimum of 3–5 years of nursing experience, with leadership or supervisory experience preferred
   
• Experience working with adolescents or pediatric populations strongly preferred
   
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
   
• Ability to model professionalism while creating a supportive and engaging environment
   

Work Environment & Expectations

• Works in a dynamic, adolescent-centered setting that values structure, compassion, and positivity
   
• May require flexibility in scheduling to meet program needs
   
• Physically and emotionally capable of managing a fast-paced clinical environment
   

Why Join Our Team

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on adolescents’ lives while leading a dedicated nursing team. The RN Manager plays a vital role in building a program defined by integrity, collaboration, growth, excellence, and joy—leaving a lasting legacy for both youth and staff.