Director of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Unit

POSITION SUMMARY:

In collaboration with members of the health care team ensures coordination of patient care through the development and use of patient care and practice standards. Ensures that desired patient outcomes are optimally achieved and that variances from established parameters are evaluated and addressed as necessary. Reports directly to the ACNO for supervision of professional nursing practice.

Position: Director of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Unit

Department: M6E

Schedule: Full Time

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

Responsible for the planning and implementation of the clinical based activities. Will identify opportunities for improvement, establish expectations, seek solutions and establish monitoring and evaluating strategies. Performs the quality review process in compliance with performance improvement plan, regulations and standards.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

BSN required. Masters Degree in relevant field preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED :

Licensed to practice professional nursing as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 5 years inpatient nursing leadership experience required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Broad-based health care operational experience; Demonstrated knowledge of various health systems and cost reduction strategies.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.

• Self-directed, self-starter and able to implement new programs.

• Demonstrated ability as an effective leader.

• Demonstrated ability to apply principles of adult learning to provide education to staff, physician, and auxiliary staff.

• Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement and research projects.

• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently to complete assigned workload.

• Physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served

• Ability to manage stress due to critical patient care issues, changing organizational climate and personnel issues.

• Multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to patient populations served by the Medical Center is highly desirable.

Compensation Range:

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

NOTE : This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.

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