Registered Nurse

Base Pay Range

$40.00/hr - $42.00/hr

Please note this position will require nurses to be in Benbrook 3 days per week and Granbury 2 days per week.

Caregiver is a leading Texas-based provider of services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We support clients with personalized treatment plans to help them lead their best lives. We are looking for a Lead RN to join our team!

Provides clinical supervision to all Caregiver RNs, LVNs, contract nurses, and other nursing staff within their assigned area(s). Provides ongoing training and support to nurses assigned to their area(s) to ensure routine and emergency nursing care is being provided, maintaining optimal health status of individuals and continuity of nursing care. Works in coordination with the Regional RN Director when implementing company‑wide nursing systems, policies, and procedures, and is accountable for ensuring these systems are followed accurately by nursing staff.

• Monitors consumers’ health conditions through medical chart reviews and audits.
  • Identifying delays in service.
  • Ensuring state guidelines are followed through the delivery of nursing services.
  • Ensuring compliance with Caregiver policy and procedure.
  • Ensuring adequate and appropriate follow‑up to potential citations.
• Monitors the health‑data information of the individuals served, in coordination with area directors & regional directors, ensuring nursing staff completes:
  • Immediately reporting to supervisor any significant changes in an individual’s health status (e.g., acute illness, adverse reactions to medication, sudden/unexplained changes in vital signs, increased seizure activity, etc.).
  • Immediately reporting to supervisor any problems related to individual safety, staff problems, and/or facility problems.
  • Delegation as required and in compliance with Board of Nurse Examiners criteria.
  • Comprehensive nursing assessments or RNAs and annual review of RNAs on each individual as required, in compliance with Caregiver policy, Tx BON & DADS criteria.
  • Providing on‑call nursing services for individuals served, thus providing telephone triage as assigned by supervisor.
  • Ensuring all medical consultations and laboratory reports are documented in the consumer’s records in a timely manner.
  • Attending and participating in annual recertification surveys, intermittent surveys, investigations as indicated, and following up as indicated. Provide intervention to potential medical concerns and strategies for achieving success.

• Attends meetings with corporate directors as assigned.
• Participation in development and implementation of nursing system restructures as assigned.
• Attends industry‑driven conferences as assigned.
• Serves as member of agency‑wide committees as assigned.
• Completes specific assignments and submits written reports within designated time frames.

• Provides ongoing and clinical supervision, and support to nursing staff as needed through face‑to‑face meetings, email, text messages, or phone calls.
• Reviews daily on‑call nursing reports, follows up to critical issues, providing justifications to regional directors & area directors. Monitors and evaluates individuals receiving emergency medical services.
• Maintains accurate documentation of chart reviews and audits, coordinating with area RNs, lead RNs, and area directors to ensure appropriate follow‑up has occurred.
• Responsible for communication with administration staff for all open nursing positions within assigned region.
• Responsible for hiring and training the area RNs, lead RNs (if applicable), and LVNs if needed, within assigned region.
• Provides initial OJT training and EHR training to all nursing personnel within assigned region.
• Responsible for coordinating nursing assignments and caseloads to nurses within region while staying within company budget restraints.
• Responsible for retraining nursing staff in need and corrective actions in coordination with area directors and regional directors.
• Monitors nurse billing rates for the nurses within their assigned regions; trains and mentors nurses to achieve…