PICU/PPU Nurse Manager
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 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nurse Manager! This is the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, providing advanced medical, surgical, and trauma care for infants, children, and young adults through age 21. The newly redesigned PICU has seven private rooms with glass doors that can be closed to increase privacy while still allowing staff to visually monitor patients. Patients in the PICU are monitored by state-of-the-art heart and breathing equipment, all designed specifically for the needs of children.
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 in related setting
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing required
Responsibilities
- Accountable for ensuring excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the delivery of patient- and family-centered care.
- Delivers on 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 the interdisciplinary team to achieve outcomes in performance improvement efforts.
- Leads a positive work environment that facilitates the delivery of excellent patient and caregiver experiences.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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, included but limited to: gym membership and equipment, personal trainer, massage and so much more!
- Wellbeing programs that include but are not limited to mental, physical, and financial health
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
