Med/Surg Nurse Director, 6E

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

11d

About The Position

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: Med/Surg Nurse Director, 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.

Requirements

BSN required.
Licensed to practice professional nursing as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.
Minimum 5 years inpatient nursing leadership experience required.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.