Operating Room Nurse In Charge Neuro BWH
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 43 - 116
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
3 years of experience in nursing with directly related clinical experience and demonstrated leadership ability required.
3 years of current scrub and circulating Neuro experience required.
AMIGO experience preferred.
Nursing Certification preferred
Job Summary
The Nurse in Charge (NIC) is a designated clinical leader for a given patient care area who works collaboratively with the Nursing Director and Nurse Managers on planning and implementing patient care at the service/department level. The Nurse in Charge is accountable for cost-effective 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 contributions 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.Qualifications
The Nurse in Charge (NIC) is a designated clinical leader for a given patient care area who works collaboratively with the Nursing Director and Nurse Managers on planning and implementing patient care at the service/department level. The Nurse in Charge is accountable for cost-effective 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 contributions 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.
Essential Functions
- Patient Care
Plans 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.
Recommends 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.
- Quality of Care
Participates actively in the unit-based and organizational quality management and/or care improvement programs.
Identifies and participates in the development of new standards of care to ensure optimal outcomes for various patient populations.
- Coordination/Collaboration
Promotes collaborative relationships between nursing staff and other departments.
Serves as a resource to staff in the interpretation and implementation of Hospital and Nursing policies and procedures.
Collaborates with the Nursing Director and Assistant Nurse Director in planning staff meeting agendas. Facilitates staff attendance communication and clarification of agenda items.
Incorporates peer consultation in clinical practice.
Works collaboratively with faculty to provide clinical experience for students.
Facilitates staff attendance at in-services and educational programs.
- Budget
Makes recommendations for personnel capital expenditures and supply par levels to meet patient needs.
Communicates the variance of established staffing and supply budgets to ANM and ND.
- Personnel
Monitors 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.
Provides ND and AND with specific performance information for staff evaluation and goal setting.
Provides input into recommendation of staff selection and promotion.
- Professional Development of Nursing Staff
Collaborates 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.
Participates in the identification of both unit-based and individual staff educational needs.
Collaborates in the development implementation and evaluation of orientation activities.
Fosters a climate of clinical and professional excellence.
Participates in educational offerings to assure ongoing clinical and interpersonal competence utilizing state-of-the-art practice.
- Research
Contributes to nursing and/or medical research endeavors by supporting the efforts of investigators.
Participates in nursing and/or medical research through data collection.
Maintains knowledge of current research findings in given specialty areas.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree Nursing required and Masters Degree Nursing preferred
Licenses and Credentials
Current Massachusetts license.
Experience
- 3 years of experience in nursing with directly related clinical experience and demonstrated leadership ability required.
- 3 years of current scrub and circulating Neuro experience required.
- AMIGO experience preferred.
- Nursing Certification preferred
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
- For external applicants: Bachelors or masters in nursing required.
- For internal applicants: Bachelors or masters in nursing required 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.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
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Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
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Pay Range
$43.87 - $116.47/HourlyGrade
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Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
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About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
