REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NEUROLOGY - $35 PER HOUR

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Assistant Director Neurology for a nursing job in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Neurology
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift : 8 hours, days
• Employment Type : Staff

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization.

When determining base pay, we take a comprehensive approach that considers your skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other critical factors.

The pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications, but it does not encompass all the elements that contribute to your total compensation package.

GENERAL OVERVIEW : The Assistant Nurse Director (AND) is an important member of the unit-based leadership team in clinical practice environments to extend leadership presence and provide clinical support.

Under the leadership / direction of the nurse director, the assistant nurse director is a representative of the Department of Nursing and supports the nurse director in translating the vision and values of the department at the unit-level for the purpose of meeting the needs of patients and families and in creating a therapeutic, healing patient / family centered practice environment.

The assistant nurse director helps to develop the very best staff, assists with assessing clinical patterns within populations, and facilitates mobilization / allocation of resources to meet the immediate needs of patients and families.

The AND may perform leadership functions as developmentally appropriate under the mentorship and coaching of the nurse director and may be assigned the management of specific projects.

At the Brigham, we place great value on being a diverse and inclusive community. Brigham Health and the Department of Nursing are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion as we aim 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 cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Principal Duties and Responsibility : A. Professional Practice Environment 1. Provides support in the environment to facilitate excellent nursing practice 2.

Promotes and supports the Department of Nursing vision as well as unit-based mission, values, and goals 3. Facilitates true collaboration and effective communication and respect for diverse perspectives through role-modeling and coaching clinical staff and members of the inter-professional team 4.

Participates in daily huddles / rounds with clinical staff for the purpose of clinical consultation, coaching, and problem-solving B.

Personnel Management 1. Manages day to day staffing based on unit-based guidelines approved by the nurse director 2. Manages resources in a changing environment by allocating resources to respond to dynamic changes in patient census and acuity 3.

Provides guidance to clinical staff on patient assignments with continuity of care and knowing the patient as a core value in addition to facilitating the development of clinical staff 4.

Participates in scheduling and approving requests from clinical staff under the direction of the nurse director 5. Participates in the investigation and administration of corrective action under the direction of the nurse director / nurse administrator 6.

Provides nurse director with recommendation for corrective action and performance improvement plans 7. Provides nurse director with recommendations for evaluations for clinical staff 8.

Provides support to staff in clinical support roles under the direction of the nurse director 9. Performs evaluations of support staff under the direction of the nurse director 10.

Develops education and training for support staff and works with nurse director to integrate these groups into the larger inter-professional team C.

Clinical Leadership 1. Functions as a clinical expert emulating the vision and mission of the Department of Nursing 2. Interprets policies and procedures for staff members 3.

Implements and monitors unit-based standards 4. Facilitates and expedites patient flow to ensure that patients and families receive appropriate and timely care D.

Professional Development Self 1. Participates in self-performance appraisal in ongoing manner. 2. Seeks feedback from his / her respective nurse director and other colleagues 3.

Shares strengths and areas to be developed with others 4. Identifies opportunities to continue to develop leaderships skills and expertise Staff 5.

Understands stages of nursing practice development 6. Provides developmentally appropriate coaching and clinical consultation to clinical staff 7.

Supports all staff in identifying and participating in professional developmental activities E. Project Management 1. Provides leadership and participates in unit-based projects under the direction of the nurse director 2.

Promotes and assists with the implementation of clinical practice changes and quality initiatives on the patient care unit 3.

Engages clinical staff in the implementation and evaluation of clinical practice changes on the patient care unit F. Patients and Families 1.

Facilitates all patients and families feeling known by clinical staff 2. Guides clinical staff in the development of a plan of care that is culturally sensitive and honors the uniqueness of each patient and family 3.

Provides coaching and mentoring with clinical staff to facilitate the development of partnerships with patients and families 4.

Provides consultation to clinical staff in the management of challenging patients and families 5. Participates in family meetings with the nurse director 6.

Facilitates family meetings in the nurse director’s absence in consultation with executive director / nurse administrator or available leadership Supervisory Responsibilities : Responsible for supervising directly and indirectly a staff of registered nurses, technical and support personnel Accountability : Reports to the nurse director of the designated area Working Conditions : Works in a variety of patient care environments where there is an exposure to communicable disease and hazardous material QUALIFICATIONS : 1.

Current registration in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MSN (or) DNP (or) PhD, (or) a BSN with a master’s degree in a related field, required.

2. Current certification required or to be attained within two-year period. Certification must be maintained while employed in this position.

3. Current nursing licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 4. 3-5 years Current Neuroscience Intermediate experience required.

5. Leadership experience SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED :

• Demonstrates clinical expertise in assigned area
• Demonstrates ability to utilize management concepts in the direct supervision of nursing and non-nursing personnel
• Demonstrates effective decision-making ability and provides leadership to nursing and non-nursing personnel
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills

Recruiter : Weinfeld, Robert Benjamin

Mass General Brigham Job ID #3306643. Posted job title : Temporary Assistant Nursing Director - Neuroscience Intermediate

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• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programs
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