Nurse Manager – Endoscopy​/Gastroenterology

Position: Nurse Manager – Endoscopy/Gastroenterology (Full Time)
Cambridge, MA
• Mount Auburn Hospital
• Full-time
• Day When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Under the direction of the Director, Inpatient and Perinatal Services provides 24-hour operational accountability for Endoscopy/Gastroenterology team at Mount Auburn Hospital. This is a well-established, high-volume procedural department, with a team of experienced staff. This position is full time, 40 hours per week.

Collaborates with the Director, and other nursing and interdisciplinary leaders, to develop and oversee a safe and therapeutic environment for all patients and a high performing work environment for all staff. The manager is responsible for all staff related matters, and operating the respective teams within budgetary guidelines, while continuing enhance quality patient care.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities Responsible for the effective selection, development and performance management of staff, to ensure the right talent is in place to achieve staff experience, clinical, patient experience, quality and financial goals. Works collaboratively with Human Resources to recruit, hire, and retain qualified personnel.

The Nurse Manager is the role model for excellence in leadership, quality, patient experience, staff experience and service excellence.

Supports the unit staff (Nurses, Endoscopy technicians, and Medical Secretaries) in the identification of patient care priorities and promotes the development of critical thinking skills in the clinical areas.

Assists the team in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Serves as an internal consultant for difficult and/or complex patient care needs.

Partners, with the Director to prepare and monitor unit budgets. Prepares variance reports and plans for budget adherence, as needed.

Participates in the development and implementation of standards of nursing care practice. Utilizes knowledge of nursing research to support and advance professional nursing practice. Critically analyzes research studies in area of specialization to justify inclusion/exclusion of findings into practice. Advances professional nursing practice through publication and/or membership participation in professional nursing organizations and best practice research.

Represents the nursing discipline and/or own unit on hospital-wide committees and or initiatives.

Directly and/or through collaboration with the Assistant Nurse Manager, and Nursing Educator, ensures all credentials including, but not limited to licensure, certifications, trainings, and competencies are kept in accordance with the appropriate regulatory and/or hospital requirements.

Works closely with the Chief-Department of Gastroenterology and participates in multi-disciplinary clinical meetings with the main objective being the successful treatment and management of patient care. Models and promotes patient advocacy.

Reviews all safety incident reports, for completeness and clarity of the episode/problem. Report all negative outcomes of such episodes, in a timely manner, to quality and safety and problem solve with other managers to prevent further negative outcomes.

Responsible for the development of education materials for patients, families, and staff and collaborates with Quality and Safety and/or Nursing Professional Development as needed. Assures appropriate orientation, competence assessment, and continuing education of all staff.

Responsible for ongoing process improvement efforts in all assigned areas to meet or exceed benchmarks in key areas. Goal is to provide an efficient, safe, effective, and productive unit workflow.

Identifies staff educational needs and develops educational programs to meet those needs. Works collaboratively with unit Educators and equipment vendors to ensure that appropriate education programs are available to meet the educational needs of all staff. Accepts responsibility for identifying and meeting own educational needs.

Participates in the development and implementation of both broad nursing division goals and department/unit specific goals. Oversees and conducts performance…