Procedural Recovery Unit Nurse Director - Boston, United States - Brigham and Women's Hospital

Description

GENERALOVERVIEW

The Nursing Director of the Procedural Recovery Unit and the Procedural Float Pool is theleader ofthe clinicalteam of nursing withadministrative,fiscal, and personnel accountability in the designated clinical area. The Nursing Director is responsible for creating and maintaining a therapeutic, healing, patient- and family- centered care environment. They participate in the development, refinement, communication, and actualization oftheBWHDepartmentofNursing(DON)vision,professionalpracticemodel,andrelationship- based care delivery system.As the clinical leader of the team, the Nursing Director is responsible for establishing and maintaining the standards of nursing care and practice. The Nursing Director establishes and maintains true collaborative relationships with nursing staff, all teams and departments vital to foster optimal patient outcomes and a professional practice environment. They partner with inter-professional and intra-professional leadership to set mutual goals that advance teamwork, interdisciplinary learning, just culture and the environment of care under the mentorship and direction of the Senior Nursing Director of Procedural Services.

At the Brigham, we place great value on being a diverse and inclusive community. Brigham HealthandtheDepartmentofNursingarededicatedtodiversity,equityandinclusionasweaim to reflect the diversity of the patients in our local community. We have a dedicated focus on equity. Thus, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum or human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and pioneering healthcare and research.

PRINCIPALDUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIES

I.Scholarship

1.Createsanenvironmentthatsupportsand celebratestheprofessionalgrowthofnursing practice.

2.Activelysupportsthedevelopmentofnewnursingknowledge.

3.Assurestheuseofandadherencetoevidence-informedpractice/standardsfornursing care.

4.Assuresthepracticeenvironmentsupportsreflectivepractice,e.g.throughtheuseof narratives, and meets the needs of the relevant patient population

5.Professionaldevelopment–self

a.Participatesinself-performanceappraisalprocessinongoingmanner.

b.Seeksfeedbackfromtheir professionalcolleagues.

c.Sharesstrengthsandareastobedevelopedwithassociatechiefnurseandother colleagues as appropriate.

d.Maintainsnecessaryclinicalandmanagerialexpertisethroughevidence-based practice.

e.Participatesinservice-anddepartment-widedevelopmental initiatives.

f.Demonstratescommitmenttolife-longlearning,e.g.throughactiveparticipation in professional organizations.

6.Conductstimelyassessmentsofstafflearningneedsandassureprograms/projectsarein place to address them, including collaboration with the Professional Development Managers and the center for Nursing Excellence.

7.Facilitatesopportunitiesforstafftopreceptandmentorothers.

II.AuthenticLeadership

1.Servesasaclinicalleader/coach/mentorto staff.

2.Promotesstaffparticipationinannualgoalsettingfortheirpatientcarearea[s]andthe Department of Nursing.

3.Servesasaleaderwithinthecommunityofnursing,inaccordancewiththe standardsof the team of nursing, including adherence to the ANA Code of Ethics.

4.Assuresappropriatepersonneltomeettheneedsofthedesignatedpatient population.

5.Designsandimplementsstaffingpatternsresponsivetoadynamiccareenvironment.

6.Interviews, hires and oversees the orientation of new employees considering departmental,divisional,localandindividualemployeeneedsasbasisofdecisions.

7.Providedongoingformalandinformalfeedbackregardingperformancetostaffmembers.

8.Delegatesauthorityand/orresponsibilitytoothersasappropriate whilemaintaining24x7 accountability.

9.Demonstratesconsistentleadershipinthemaintenanceofafairandjustculture.

10.Assuresstaffparticipationinlocal-baseddecisionmaking,DepartmentofNursing committees and initiatives.

III.MeaningfulRecognition

1.Providesformalandinformalopportunitiesforstafftodeveloppersonalcareer goals and plans for their achievement.

2.Provides ongoing formal and informal feedback regarding professional developmentto staff members.

3.Encouragesandrecommendsstaffparticipationinunit-baseddecisionmaking, Department of Nursing committees and organizational initiatives.

IV.RelationshipBasedCare

1.Createsanenvironmentthatcelebratestheprofessionalgrowthofnursingpractice.

2.Responsibleforcreatingandmaintaininga caring,therapeutic,healing,patient-and family-centered care environment

3.Assuresthepresenceofinterventionstopromote/assureapatientandfamilycentered healing environment.

4.Assuresappropriatestaffingplantomeetpatientcareneedsonacontinuous basis

5.Promotesaninclusiveenvironmentsupportiveofapatient-andfamily-centeredcarefor a diverse community.

V.OutcomeFocusedMeasures

1.Servesasaleaderoftheclinical team,committedtoexcellenceinnursingcareand positive patient outcomes.

2.Accountableforcontributionstoplanning,implementingandevaluatingtheDepartment of Nursing Quality Plan, inclusive of nurse sensitive indicators and patient satisfaction metrics.

3.ActivelyparticipatesinBrighamandWomen'sHospitalqualityimprovementprograms, assuring clear articulation of the quality agenda by all staff in their patient care area(s) and/or specialty patient populations.

4.Develops local-based quality agenda using performance improvement methodologies in collaborationwithdepartmentandhospital-basedqualityleadersassuringanenvironment of continuous quality improvement, improved patient and systems' outcomes.

5.Activelytranslatesqualityimprovementfindingsintodailyoperationsandstrategic planning for the clinical area.

6.Communicatesandtranslatesoutcomestostaffandinterdisciplinarycolleagues,assuring staff's active participation in addressing quality improvement opportunities.

7.Servesasaresourceonclinicalmatterstoassureanenvironmentthatpromotesthe desired patient outcomes.

8.Assuresallstaffmembersareincompliancewithregulatorystandards.[For

a.example,requiredlicensure,orientation,ongoingeducationandannual

b.competenciesandscreeningsforongoingemployment].

9.Providesleadershipindevelopingquality-drivenandcost-effectiveplanstodeliver patient care, including participation in strategic planning

10.Assurestheaccurateattainmentandreviewofdata(complexity,volume,acuity,etc) in relation to staffing effectiveness

11.Developsandparticipatesincreatingsystemstomonitorthepatientcareenvironment, knowledgeable about and mindful of relevant regulatory compliance.

VI.True Collaboration

1.Contributestonursingasadepartment/team

a.Seeksandprovidespeerconsultationandcollaboration.

b.Contributestostrategy,practiceandpolicydecisionsassuringalldecisionsmade include perspectives of constituents to be represented.

c.AssuresselfandstaffparticipationinDONandinterdepartmental committees.

d.Representsservice/DONasrequestedonvarioushospitaltaskforces/committees.

2.Demonstratesleadershipininterdisciplinarycollaboration,includingparticipationinthe development, implementation and evaluation of joint protocols for patient care.

3.Collaboratesindepartment-widerecruitmentandretentionstrategiesandinitiatives.

4.CollaborateswithHRstaff/leadershipre:personnelmanagementasappropriate.

5.Seeksresources/servesasaliaisonforstafffromwithinthelargernursingandBWH communities.

6.Managespatientflowensuringcollaborationwithotherpatientcareareasand/orPatient Access Department

7.EstablishesandmaintainopencommunicationwithmanagersofSupportServicesand other Department of Nursing resources as neededto assureclean and safe patientcare environments.

VII.FiscalResponsiveness

1.Accountabletoseeknecessaryinformation,includingactiveengagementofstaff,to establish trends necessary to determine appropriate personnel and supply budgets.

2.Managestobudgetandarticulatesanyshortorlong-termvariances.

3.CollaborateswithAssociateChiefNursetobefiscallyresponsive,i.e.managingvolume and acuity to hours per workload index (HPWI).

4.Developsschedules/staffingplansthatmeetpatientcareneedsonacontinuousbasis.

5.Collaborateswithnurseleadersandotherdepartmentstoassureadequatesupplies, operational, capital resources are available to staff caring for patients.

Qualifications - External

Qualifications

·CurrentregistrationinnursingintheCommonwealthofMassachusetts.

·MSN(or)DNP(or)PhD,(or)aBSNwithaMaster'sdegreeinarelatedfield, required.

·Current certificationrequiredortobeattainedwithintwo-yearperiodfrom10-1-18orfrom dateofhireafter Certificationmustbemaintainedwhileemployedinthisposition.

·Minimumof3yearsnursingexperiencerequired.

·Minimumof3-5years'experienceinnursingadministrationwithinanacademicmedical center (preferred).

·CurrentnursinglicensureintheCommonwealthofMassachusetts.

·Clinicalexperiencewillbeevaluatedonanindividualbasis bythehiringsenior nursing director.

·Previousleadershipexperiencewithdemonstratedmanagementabilityispreferred.

·Experience in leading and providing care in a procedural space preferred.

SkillsandAbilitiesRequired

·Musthavedemonstratedclinicalcompetenceinnursingpractice.

·Mustpossessanalyticalabilitiesnecessarytoorganize,tosuperviseandtoevaluatethework 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 interactwithpatients,visitors,physicians,otherclinicalteamsandavarietyofhospital departments.

·Mustpossessbothmanagementandleadershipskillstobeeffectivewithmultiplelevelsof staff.

SupervisoryResponsibilities: ResponsibleforthesupervisionofRN's,LPN's, nurse flow managers,technicaland support personnel.

Accountability: ReportstotheSenior Nursing Director of Procedural Services,NursingandClinicalServicesofthe designated areas.

WorkingConditions: Worksinavarietyofpatientcareenvironmentswherethereispotential exposure to communicable disease, and hazardous materials.

Qualifications

·CurrentregistrationinnursingintheCommonwealthofMassachusetts.

·MSN(or)DNP(or)PhD,(or)aBSNwithaMaster'sdegreeinarelatedfield, required.

·Current certificationrequiredortobeattainedwithintwo-yearperiodfrom10-1-18orfrom dateofhireafter Certificationmustbemaintainedwhileemployedinthisposition.

·Minimumof3yearsnursingexperiencerequired.

·Minimumof3-5years'experienceinnursingadministrationwithinanacademicmedical center (preferred).

·CurrentnursinglicensureintheCommonwealthofMassachusetts.

·Clinicalexperiencewillbeevaluatedonanindividualbasis bythehiringsenior nursing director.

·Previousleadershipexperiencewithdemonstratedmanagementabilityispreferred.

·Experience in leading and providing care in a procedural space preferred.

SkillsandAbilitiesRequired

·Musthavedemonstratedclinicalcompetenceinnursingpractice.

·Mustpossessanalyticalabilitiesnecessarytoorganize,tosuperviseandtoevaluatethework 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 interactwithpatients,visitors,physicians,otherclinicaldisciplinesandavarietyofhospital departments.

·Mustpossessbothmanagementandleadershipskillstobeeffectivewithmultiplelevelsof staff.

SupervisoryResponsibilities: ResponsibleforthesupervisionofRN's,LPN's, nurse flow managers,technicaland support personnel.

Accountability: ReportstotheSenior Nursing Director of Procedural Services,NursingandClinicalServicesofthe designated areas.

WorkingConditions: Worksinavarietyofpatientcareenvironmentswherethereispotential exposure to communicable disease, and hazardous materials.