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Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

Clinical Practice & Patient Experience:

• Responsible for communicating educating and monitoring changes to clinical practice and expectations including reviewing documentation providing additional support to staff and reporting ongoing non-compliance to management.
• Collaborates with the leadership team in the strategic planning implementation evaluation and revision of systems to support and enhance the competence autonomy and accountability of the nursing staff including defining nursing standards practices and educational needs of nursing staff.

Leadership/Management:

• Acts as a member of the nursing leadership team by participating in interview panels orientation annual regulatory and clinical competency requirements. Reports unprofessional or unsafe practice to the Nurse Manager.
• Assists Manager and/or designee to ensure the department complies with hospital established policies regulatory quality assurance programs safety and infection control policies and procedures.

Quality Safety and Experience Improvements:

• Promotes a culture of safety within the organization.
• Reports out on all entered Safety Intelligence Reports; Responsible for initial review and investigation and escalate serious reportable events (SRE) immediately to the Nurse Manager

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Nursing Education or related healthcare field.
• Currently holds an active RN license in the State of Massachusetts.
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification

Preferred:

• Masters degree in Nursing Education or related healthcare field.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

• Must have at least 3 years of clinical nursing experience in pediatric ICU and inpatient care with at least 1 year experience in clinical preceptor and/or charge nurse role.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of word processing spreadsheet and presentation computer software.
• Position requires frequent use of the computer keyboard and printer; educational equipment such as teaching manikins simulators LCD projectors etc.; and reading of printed materials

Preferred:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in teaching highly desired.
• Pediatric Oncology
• Process improvement experience.

Hours/Schedule Notes:

• Four 10-hour shifts. Flexible self-scheduling in order to collaborate with all shifts.
• Schedule requires working every 5th Saturday.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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