Nurse Manager (ER & ICU), 40hrs. Days

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Uses Nursing process to assess and plan care.
2. Effectively performs Nursing tasks utilizing policy and procedure.
3. Functions effectively in all urgent and emergent situations.
4. Delegates effectively.
5. Coordinates exchange of information between staff, physicians and administration.
6. Manages the dynamics of changing flow and acuity of the unit.
7. Utilizes the correct format for all documentation.
8. Reports significant patient information in a timely manner.
9. Uses effective communication techniques based on the level of understanding.
10. Assists in monitoring activities related to improvement initiatives.
11. Devises/ supports new techniques and procedures to improve efficiency and quality of patient care, utilizing lean theory/ processes.
12. Participates in a hospital council/ committee.
13. Pursues opportunities to participate in new learning experiences, ie: Clinical ladders, clinical certification not required for the position.
14. Promotes cooperation and understanding and acts as a teacher and role model.

Standard Supervisor Level Responsibilities:
1. Supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.
2. Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.
3. Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership over the staff for effective teamwork and motivation and fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.
4. Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
5. Integrates diversity into departmental objectives, such as hiring, promotions, training, vendor selections, etc.
6. Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.
7. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, DPH, etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
8. Ensures that department complies with hospital established policies, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
9. Ensures adequate equipment and supplies for department.
10. Develops and maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
11. Ensures compliance to all health and safety regulations and requirements.
12. Performs similar or related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
2. CPR (BLS) and CPI certification required within 30 days of hire.

Preferred:
1. Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. A minimum of three to five years of progressive nursing experience in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting.
2. The Nursing Supervisor must possess strong problem solving skills; excellent organizational, communication and collaboration skills; make effective use of team resources; and have the ability to positively engage with staff, patients, families and leadership.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities:
1. Stand - 2/3
2. Walk - 2/3
3. Sit - 1/3
4. Talk or hear - 2/3
5. Uses hands to finger, handle or feel - 2/3
6. Push/pull - 1/3 to 2/3
7. Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - 1/3
8. Reach with hands and arms - 1/3 to 2/3

This job requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted:
1. Up to 10 pounds - 2/3
2. Up to 25 pounds - 1/3 to 2/3
3. Up to 50 pounds - 1/3
4. Up to 100 pounds - 1/3
5. More than 100 pounds - 1/3

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:
1. Work near moving mechanical parts - 1/3
2. Toxic or caustic chemicals - Up to 1/3
3. Risk of electrical shock - Up to 1/3
4. Infectious Diseases - 2/3
5. Physical +/or Verbal Abusiveness - 1/3 to 2/3
6. Rotating Shifts - Up to 1/3
7. PPE when indicated - 1/3 to 2/3

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.