Nursing Director Cardiology & Vascular Surgery BWH

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NURSING DIRECTOR | Intermediate Medical Cardiology / Vascular Surgery

Full Time 40 Hours | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA
- Main Campus location

• Intermediate Medical Cardiology service with a 29-bed cardiology intermediate care unit (patient population includes post-cath lab, myocardial infarction, heart failure, etc.)
• Vascular Surgery service line with a 12-bed vascular surgery care unit
• Small sized float pool
• Help lead and shape cardiovascular care in the years to come.

• The Heart & Vascular Institute-nationally recognized and one of the largest heart and vascular centers in the United States.
• Enjoy excellent benefits including generous Paid Time Off, 403B match, pension/cash balance account, tuition reimbursement, continuing education, medical and dental, short-term disability, transit subsidy, and much more.
• Founding member of Mass General Brigham, a world-class academic health system.
• Collaborative environment that values innovation, research, professional development, and nursing excellence.

• 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.
• Work schedule is primarily days with 24/7 accountability.

• 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.

• 1. Current registration/licensure in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• 2. MSN, DNP, PhD, or BSN with Master's degree in a related field, required.
• 3. Five + years nursing experience required.
• 4. Current certification required; certification must be maintained while employed in this position.
• 5. 3-5 years nursing management experience.
• 6. Cardiac experience preferred.
• 7. Previous leadership experience with demonstrated management ability is preferred.
• 8. Clinical experience will be evaluated on an individual basis by the hiring associate chief nurse.

• 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…