Nursing Director Professional Development and Magnet Program MelroseWakefield Hospital

Tufts Medicine • Melrose, MA

86d

About The Position

MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital are distinguished by the range of high-quality clinical care and services. Our two hospitals, Breast Health Center, Cardiovascular Center and over 20 locations offer and wide range of services and over 50 specialties to Melrose and the surrounding communities just north of Boston. As a Level III Trauma Center we offer immediate access to life-saving care and one of the region's only community-based cardiac catheterization labs for advanced heart care. Our Level III Special Care Nursery provides families the opportunity to stay close to their babies who may need a little extra care before they are ready to go home. We provide expertise in life-saving cardiac procedures, neurosurgery and cancer care; as well as cutting-edge orthopedic and robotic surgery; and advanced maternal-newborn services, to name a few, to residents in our community. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, this role focuses on supporting the education and development of employees or students by developing education, curriculum, materials, and programs to support educational growth. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nursing Education duties: Focuses primarily on making new discoveries for the scientific community in the nursing field. In concert with the Chief Nursing Officer, this role also serves to develop, support and implement the vision for nursing as the organization's Magnet Program expert, coordinator for application, interim reporting, documentation and appraisal process.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing (MSN)
• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and or Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
• Two (2) years in healthcare, as appropriate to specialty or designated population
• Five (5) years progressive Nursing Leadership/Management experience including Magnet designation/application experience

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Three (3) years in healthcare, as appropriate to specialty or designated population
• BLS, PALS, ACLS Instructor
• Specialty certifications
• Project Management experience

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates orientation programs and innovative learning approaches for staff
• Partners in developing recruiting strategy plans, interviewing and hiring new positions within scope of designated patient population(s)
• Responsible for facilitation of all aspects of onboarding progression and specialty enculturation, including counseling and separation recommendations when required
• Provides performance feedback including active participation in the annual performance appraisal
• Develops, coordinates, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates competency programs for all staff
• Ensures staff competency
• Achieves successful outcomes by utilizing innovative and flexible methodologies
• Monitors and ensures excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care within the assigned practice area(s)
• Directs, supports, coaches and guides nursing in the application for Magnet Recognition Program at MelroseWakefield Hospital
• Works with senior leadership to facilitate the integration of Magnet recommendations into nursing practice, leads the coordination of the ANCC Magnet application
• Serves as the NDNQI Site Coordinator
• Supports and encourages involvement of staff nurses in within Professional Governance, Magnet activities, and hospital committees
• Provides continuous substantive performance feedback for all staff and during the orientation phase and for 6 months to one year is primary author of performance appraisal for new staff
• Accountable for competence achievement of staff through planning, collaboration, coaching and counseling
• Recommends, initiates, provides, and documents formal discipline. When necessary recommends additional discipline in collaboration with Clinical Nursing Director
• Develops, coordinates, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates in-service programs for all staff in assigned practice area(s)
• Identifies through needs assessment, continuing education opportunities that augment knowledge, skills, and attitudes of all nursing staff
• Demonstrates proficiency in identifying continuing education offerings that are provider directed, learner directed and learner paced (ANA 2009)
• Creates, manages, implements, coordinates, and evaluates continuing education
• For new staff, guides process of goal setting and evaluation of progression against goals
• For all staff, participates in annual individual goal setting or action plan development
• Identifies preceptors within specialty practice and provides guidance and mentorship in development of preceptor role
• Serves as a mentor and facilitates the mentorship of others
• Provides guidance and support for professional presentations by specialty practice staff nurses at national conferences or publications
• Guides and mentors staff in career development, role transition, and succession planning
• May counsel others and coordinate, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate activities that promote career development and role transition
• Conducts, encourages, disseminates, and/or participates in research and scholarship, including oral or poster presentations and publications
• May serve as an academic liaison and/or adjunct faculty
• May teach, coordinate, and/or advise other learners concerning academic education and scholarly activity
• May facilitate programming, consultation or teach within organizational affiliate structure
• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team: Ensures excellence in outcomes for all quality, safety, patient experience metrics and regulatory requirements; Leads and builds the capacity of the staff and interdisciplinary team(s) for excellence in all aspects of their performance and outcomes; Expert in change management, innovation and systems thinking and planning
• Serves as a highly visible leader and role model in the development/attainment of hospital and unit service line mission and goals
• Embraces the concept of change and leads staff through the change process as evidenced by adoption of new behaviors and/or processes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree