Nursing Director Cardiology & Vascular Surgery BWH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

5d•$147,098 - $213,959•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Director will provide strategic, operational, clinical, and financial leadership for a highly specialized inpatient service line. This includes the Intermediate Medical Cardiology service with a 29-bed unit, the Vascular Surgery service line with a 12-bed unit, and a small-sized float pool. The role involves leading and shaping cardiovascular care for the future.

Requirements

Current registration/licensure in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MSN, DNP, PhD, or BSN with Master’s degree in a related field, required.
Five + years nursing experience required.
Current certification required; certification must be maintained while employed in this position.
Must have demonstrated clinical competence in nursing practice.
Must possess analytical abilities necessary to organize, to supervise and to evaluate the work of others; to develop and to administer policies, procedures, budgets, and utilize current concepts of nursing practice.
Must possess interpersonal skills sufficient to provide effective leadership to staff, and to interact with patients, visitors, physicians, other clinical disciplines and a variety of hospital departments.
Must possess both management and leadership skills to be effective with multiple levels of staff.

Nice To Haves

3-5 years nursing management experience.
Cardiac experience preferred.
Previous leadership experience with demonstrated management ability is preferred.
Clinical experience will be evaluated on an individual basis by the hiring associate chief nurse.

Responsibilities

Foster an environment of inclusivity, collaboration, psychological safety, trust and respect for patients, families, and interdisciplinary clinicians and colleagues.
Drive quality improvement, safety, patient-experience, and exceptional clinical outcomes as well as compliance, and accreditation readiness.
Contribute to developing and implementing Department of Nursing vision, practice model and alignment with MGB goals.
Demonstrates leadership in interdisciplinary teamwork, including participation in the development, implementation and evaluation of joint protocols for patient care.
Collaborate in creation annual operating budgets, including proposals for new initiatives, and ongoing monitoring.
Serves as clinical leader which encompasses hiring and counseling, employee engagement, new hire unit orientation, mentoring and coaching, performance appraisals and feedback.
Ensure team focus on maintaining a caring, therapeutic, healing, patient- and family-centered care environment that is inclusive for a wide range of patients with a fair and just culture.
Design and adapt staffing to be responsive to dynamic care environment.
Responsible for the supervision of registered nurses, patient care associates, support personnel, and other team members as directed.
Reports to the Associate Chief Nurse, Nursing and Clinical Services of the designated areas.
Partner closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary leaders to advance care and ensure a caring, healing and collaborative environment.
Creates an environment that supports and celebrates the professional growth of nursing practice at all levels of experience.
Advance evidence-based practice, innovation, and nursing scholarship.
Provides opportunities for staff development and growth including participating in committees.