Intercare Nurse Manager

Baystate Health • Springfield, MA

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About The Position

Baystate Health, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare quality and safety, and home to Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence is looking for an Intercare Nurse Manager. The Nurse Manager is accountable for ensuring excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the delivery of patient- and family-centered care. Delivers on our organizational service excellence promise in all unit practices and programs, as evidenced by relevant metrics. Provides leadership in proactively developing quality driven, cost effective improvement initiatives. Collaborates and partners with members of interdisciplinary team to achieve outcomes in performance improvement efforts. The Nurse Manager leads a positive work environment that facilitates the delivery of excellent patient and caregiver experiences. Staff are highly engaged, as evidenced by relevant metrics. Individual and collective practices reflect the core principles of Magnet. Initiates and manages necessary change, providing support and resources to staff. Seeks opportunities to build working alliances with other professional groups. Creates opportunities for shared governance in order to effectively solve problems. Fosters learning and professional growth opportunities for all staff. Communicates and holds staff accountable to clear performance expectations. Establishes staffing plans that respond to changing needs of the unit. The Nurse Manager is a leader who is highly visible on the patient care unit and is responsible for the effective management of patient progress and outcomes of care. Leads collaborative efforts with other departments and disciplines to meet patient care needs. Accountable for unit issues, including the adequacy of appropriate materials and equipment, until resolution occurs. The Nurse Manager is accountable to manage within budget as evidenced by metrics. Stewards financial resources and promotes growth by developing business plans and budget for their unit per organizational goals and other relevant factors. Establishes expectations with and holds accountable staff regarding the delivery of high quality, affordable care. Responds to budget variances in a proactive, timely manner. The Nurse Manager, in concert with nursing and medical director, sets a progressive pace for performance improvement and, based on assessment of internal and external influences, creates and implements plans that have a positive impact on the delivery of patient care and a positive work environment.

Requirements

• Successfully passed Board of Registration in Nursing Examination and is licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification required.
• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience in a related setting.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and delivery of patient- and family-centered care.
• Develop quality driven, cost effective improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to achieve performance improvement outcomes.
• Lead a positive work environment for excellent patient and caregiver experiences.
• Manage necessary change and provide support and resources to staff.
• Create opportunities for shared governance to solve problems.
• Foster learning and professional growth opportunities for staff.
• Establish staffing plans that respond to changing needs of the unit.
• Manage patient progress and outcomes of care.
• Lead collaborative efforts with other departments to meet patient care needs.
• Accountable for unit issues, including adequacy of materials and equipment.
• Manage within budget and develop business plans for the unit.
• Respond to budget variances proactively.
• Set a progressive pace for performance improvement in collaboration with nursing and medical director.

Benefits

• Excellent Compensation
• High-quality, low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance
• Pet, home, auto and personal insurance
• Certification and continuing education reimbursement
• Nursing forgivable loan program
• 403b retirement company match & annual company contribution increase based on years of service
• Life insurance
• First time homebuyer program
• Free money coach advice from a certified professional
• Reimbursement for a variety of wellbeing activities, including gym membership and equipment, personal trainer, massage, and more
• Wellbeing programs that include mental, physical, and financial health

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree