NURSE IN CHARGE Medical Surgical ICU 11C Nights BWH

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NURSE IN CHARGE/ NIC/ Medical Surgical ICU/ 11C / 36 HOURSNIGHTS Variable/

Job Summary

GENERAL OVERVIEW:
The Nurse in Charge (NIC) is a designated clinical leader for a given patient care area who works collaboratively with the Nursing Director (ND)and Assistant Nurse Director (AND) in planning and implementing patient care at the service/department level. The nurse in charge is accountable for costeffective decision making regarding daily assignment of staff use of supplies and day to day operational decision making. The NIC participates in the clinical patient care standard development evaluation of outcomes and development of improvement initiatives. The NIC participates in the assessment of staff performance through contribution to individual staff performance reviews. The NIC is accountable for identifying competency issues and participating in the development and implementation of the plan for performance improvement. The NIC reports to the Nursing Director.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Patient Care
implements and evaluates the patient care delivery system of the given area. Assigning patient care based upon patient acuity staff qualifications and unit standards. Maintains clinical expertise and serves as a role model while delivering direct patient care.
changes in staff mix needed based upon the needs of patients methods of delivery of care and budget allowances on a daily and annual basis.
B. Quality of Care
actively in the unitbased and organizational quality management and/or care improvement programs.
and participates in the development of new standards of care to ensure optimal outcomes for various patient populations.
C. Coordination/Collaboration
collaborative relationships between nursing staff and other departments.
as a resource to staff in the interpretation and implementation of Hospital and Nursing policies and procedures.
with the Nursing Director and Assistant Nurse director in planning staff meeting agendas. Facilitates staff attendance communication and clarification of agenda items.
peer consultation in clinical practice.
collaboratively with faculty to provide clinical experience for students.
staff attendance at inservices and educational programs.
D. Budget
recommendations for personnel capital expenditures and supply par levels to meet patient needs.
variance of established staffing and supply budgets to ANM and ND.
E. Personnel
adherence to standards of practice (unit based standards and practice guidelines) and provides immediate feedback to staff as appropriate to unit based standards and practice guidelines.
ND and AND with specific performance information for staff evaluation and goal setting.
input into recommendation of staff selection and promotion.
F. Professional Development of Nursing Staff
with the leadership team on an ongoing basis to assist Nursing staff in the development of professional goals and an action plan to achieve them.
in the identification of both unit based and individual staff educational needs.
in development implementation and evaluation of orientation activities.
a climate of clinical and professional excellence.
in educational offerings to assure ongoing clinical and interpersonal competence utilizing state of the art practice.
G. Research
to nursing and/or medical research endeavors by supporting efforts of investigators.
in nursing and/or medical research through data collection.
knowledge of current research findings in given specialty areas.

QUALIFICATIONS:

License:

• Current Registered Nurse license in Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Education:

• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing.
• For external applicants: Bachelors or masters in nursing required.
• For internal applicants: Bachelors or masters in nursing preferred. If not must be enrolled or enroll in a program leading to a bachelors or masters in Nursing within one 1 year from being appointed to NIC position and must complete such program no later than six 6 years after commencing employment as a NIC.

Experience/Certifications:

• 1 Current and at least 2 years of MedicalSurgical ICU Experience required.
• 2 Must have frequent Charge experience
• 3 Must have demonstrated leadership ability.
• 4 CCRN and ACLS preferred.

Other:

• Membership in professional organizations is recommended and certification in specialty areas is encouraged.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Demonstrates clinical expertise in the assigned area.
• Utilizes current concepts of nursing practice in the management of patient care.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to assist with development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill to organize coordinate and participate in the evaluation of care delivery.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and leadership skills necessary to promote effective working relationships with all members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrates the ability to deal effectively with stress relating to the changing organizational climate personnel and patient care issues.
• Demonstrates effective skills in applying hospital standards in the areas of service teamwork communication respect for others and time/priority management.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Works in a variety of patient care settings where there may be exposure to communicable disease and biohazardous material.
Lifting Pushing and Pulling Policy Statement (effective 3/7/20111: The Department of Nursing has adopted the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)recommended maximum weight limit of 35 lbs. for lifting and a reasonably comparable standard for pushing and pulling as part of the physical requirements for this position.

Onsite

75 Francis Street

36

Regular

Night (United States of America)

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