Tufts Medical Center
Job Profile Summary
This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. It includes clinical nurse duties such as assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care needs of a designated group of patients, and providing nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice to achieve the patient's plan of care. A nursing license is required. The position may direct the work of other lower-level professionals or manage processes and programs. The role involves overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. This is a senior level role requiring advanced knowledge and experience, typically responsible for managing projects or processes, working independently, coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level professionals, and solving difficult problems.
Responsibilities include leading activities that support high standards of nursing practice and promoting a Magnet culture, while adhering to regulatory and professional standards.
Job Overview
This position plans, organizes and oversees daily clinical and administrative operations of a designated unit/program or service. It prepares staff schedules, requests and allocates resources, and facilitates coordination of care/services to meet patient care and operational requirements. The position ensures patient care aligns with the hospital's goals, mission and vision. Supervises and evaluates nursing and support personnel and participates in selecting new hires. Leads and/or participates in hospital, departmental and multidisciplinary teams, committees, councils and special projects. This individual is a critical member of the nursing leadership team promoting high standards of nursing practice and supports a Magnet culture. The leader adheres to Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations, ANA scope and standards of nursing, the ANA code of ethics for nursing, hospital policies and procedures and other regulatory stipulations.
Job Description Minimum Qualifications Three (3) years of demonstrated clinical nursing practice including progressive leadership responsibilities.
Registered Nurse (RN) License.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certified.
Certifications (e.g., ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.
Preferred Qualifications Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Specialty Nursing certifications related to quality.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required for ICU, ED, PACU, and Cardiac interventional units.
Duties and Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities listed are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Contributes to an environment that facilitates the development of clinical expertise of staff via role modeling, teaching, and coaching/mentoring.
Uses knowledge and expertise to identify potential problems and/or resources for patients and families.
Ensures all staff maintain competency-based practice based upon patient population.
Utilizes an ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice. Creates practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Anticipates and identifies opportunities to apply evidence-based practice.
Develops and implements a process improvement plan for area(s) of responsibility.
Maintains and develops clinical knowledge, judgment and skills.
Proposes topics to explore and participates in nursing research.
Supervises unit/department personnel by evaluating work performance, providing guidance and timely feedback based on outcome measures.
Maintains a working knowledge of clinical and patient satisfaction initiatives, key performance indicators, standards of nursing practice and patient care outcomes.
Practices a constellation of nursing activities responsive to the uniqueness of the person to create a compassionate environment, including vigilance, engagement and responsiveness of caregivers, including family and healthcare personnel.
Identifies the need to coordinate patient care conferences to ensure best practices and outcomes for patients and families.
Participates in interdisciplinary rounds to address patient/family needs and discharge planning.
Fosters patient, family, and professional relationships characterized by mutual respect and professional growth.
Recognizes, appreciates, and incorporates differences and preferences into care, including cultural, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age and values.
Identifies issues arising from individual differences and develops awareness among nursing staff, medical staff, and other providers.
Role models, teaches or mentors age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with guidelines and scope of practice.
Identifies and encourages resolution of conflicts between others without diminishing any party.
Respects, appreciates and supports the diversity of ideas among staff, peers, colleagues and customers.
Advocates for patients/families/community and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns within the clinical setting; serves as a moral agent.
Advocates on behalf of the nursing staff to represent concerns of patients/families/staff.
Works with the interdisciplinary team to balance interventions with values emphasizing quality of life, patient choice, risk-benefit decisions, access to care, and integrity of human life.
Supports an ethical foundation for professional practice and patient care; promotes proactive identification and addressing of ethical issues via the ethics advisory committee as needed.
Promotes healthcare at local, state, national, and/or international levels.
Takes professional risks by demonstrating commitment to issues and values.
Supports staff in delivering appropriate patient/family education; evaluates the effectiveness of education and identifies opportunities for improvement.
Monitors staff learning needs and communicates opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills.
Serves as an expert and role model or mentor for professional practice.
Identifies avenues to pursue own professional growth.
Provides constructive feedback, support and resources to enable staff to develop skills and abilities.
Demonstrates awareness of self and others' communication styles and adjusts to meet the situation.
Inspires and motivates staff to pursue advanced education and/or certification; encourages active membership in professional organizations.
Supports staff's professional and personal growth; encourages clinical advancement via the Professional Recognition Program.
Engages in self-development appraisal to identify areas of strength and areas for development.
Promotes and encourages others to achieve optimal patient goals; collaborative interdisciplinary work and conflict resolution.
Role models, teaches and mentors professional leadership and accountability for nursing within the health care team.
Leads or participates in departmental and hospital programs, committees, and/or special projects to achieve outcomes.
Improves care quality through shared governance principles.
Communicates important information via shift-to-shift huddles.
Recognizes, responds to, and follows up on issues, concerns, and suggestions for patients and staff.
Provides timely follow-up on critical incidents/sentinel events.
Assumes accountability for daily operations at the unit level.
Allocates resources and coordinates services daily to optimize patient care and services.
Provides input in developing and monitoring operating and capital budgets and implements strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Recognizes potential impact of change on all involved and adapts accordingly.
Keeps current on regulatory issues and trends and proactively meets standards.
Physical Requirements Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing and walking.
Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
Regularly exposed to the risk of blood-borne diseases.
Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.
Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
Handles emergency and crisis situations.
Skills & Abilities Clinical reasoning, including clinical decision-making, critical thinking, and a broad understanding of nursing skills acquired through formal and experiential knowledge.
Ability to facilitate patient, family and staff learning across the care continuum; contributes to a learning environment with safe discourse, mentoring and team development.
Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work under stressful situations with strong communication skills in a changing environment.
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team.
Excels at demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients in the relevant area of nursing practice.
Ability to be flexible, organized and function well under stressful situations.
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This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. It includes clinical nurse duties such as assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care needs of a designated group of patients, and providing nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice to achieve the patient's plan of care. A nursing license is required. The position may direct the work of other lower-level professionals or manage processes and programs. The role involves overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. This is a senior level role requiring advanced knowledge and experience, typically responsible for managing projects or processes, working independently, coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level professionals, and solving difficult problems.
Responsibilities include leading activities that support high standards of nursing practice and promoting a Magnet culture, while adhering to regulatory and professional standards.
Job Overview
This position plans, organizes and oversees daily clinical and administrative operations of a designated unit/program or service. It prepares staff schedules, requests and allocates resources, and facilitates coordination of care/services to meet patient care and operational requirements. The position ensures patient care aligns with the hospital's goals, mission and vision. Supervises and evaluates nursing and support personnel and participates in selecting new hires. Leads and/or participates in hospital, departmental and multidisciplinary teams, committees, councils and special projects. This individual is a critical member of the nursing leadership team promoting high standards of nursing practice and supports a Magnet culture. The leader adheres to Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations, ANA scope and standards of nursing, the ANA code of ethics for nursing, hospital policies and procedures and other regulatory stipulations.
Job Description Minimum Qualifications Three (3) years of demonstrated clinical nursing practice including progressive leadership responsibilities.
Registered Nurse (RN) License.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certified.
Certifications (e.g., ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.
Preferred Qualifications Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Specialty Nursing certifications related to quality.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required for ICU, ED, PACU, and Cardiac interventional units.
Duties and Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities listed are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Contributes to an environment that facilitates the development of clinical expertise of staff via role modeling, teaching, and coaching/mentoring.
Uses knowledge and expertise to identify potential problems and/or resources for patients and families.
Ensures all staff maintain competency-based practice based upon patient population.
Utilizes an ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice. Creates practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Anticipates and identifies opportunities to apply evidence-based practice.
Develops and implements a process improvement plan for area(s) of responsibility.
Maintains and develops clinical knowledge, judgment and skills.
Proposes topics to explore and participates in nursing research.
Supervises unit/department personnel by evaluating work performance, providing guidance and timely feedback based on outcome measures.
Maintains a working knowledge of clinical and patient satisfaction initiatives, key performance indicators, standards of nursing practice and patient care outcomes.
Practices a constellation of nursing activities responsive to the uniqueness of the person to create a compassionate environment, including vigilance, engagement and responsiveness of caregivers, including family and healthcare personnel.
Identifies the need to coordinate patient care conferences to ensure best practices and outcomes for patients and families.
Participates in interdisciplinary rounds to address patient/family needs and discharge planning.
Fosters patient, family, and professional relationships characterized by mutual respect and professional growth.
Recognizes, appreciates, and incorporates differences and preferences into care, including cultural, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age and values.
Identifies issues arising from individual differences and develops awareness among nursing staff, medical staff, and other providers.
Role models, teaches or mentors age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with guidelines and scope of practice.
Identifies and encourages resolution of conflicts between others without diminishing any party.
Respects, appreciates and supports the diversity of ideas among staff, peers, colleagues and customers.
Advocates for patients/families/community and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns within the clinical setting; serves as a moral agent.
Advocates on behalf of the nursing staff to represent concerns of patients/families/staff.
Works with the interdisciplinary team to balance interventions with values emphasizing quality of life, patient choice, risk-benefit decisions, access to care, and integrity of human life.
Supports an ethical foundation for professional practice and patient care; promotes proactive identification and addressing of ethical issues via the ethics advisory committee as needed.
Promotes healthcare at local, state, national, and/or international levels.
Takes professional risks by demonstrating commitment to issues and values.
Supports staff in delivering appropriate patient/family education; evaluates the effectiveness of education and identifies opportunities for improvement.
Monitors staff learning needs and communicates opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills.
Serves as an expert and role model or mentor for professional practice.
Identifies avenues to pursue own professional growth.
Provides constructive feedback, support and resources to enable staff to develop skills and abilities.
Demonstrates awareness of self and others' communication styles and adjusts to meet the situation.
Inspires and motivates staff to pursue advanced education and/or certification; encourages active membership in professional organizations.
Supports staff's professional and personal growth; encourages clinical advancement via the Professional Recognition Program.
Engages in self-development appraisal to identify areas of strength and areas for development.
Promotes and encourages others to achieve optimal patient goals; collaborative interdisciplinary work and conflict resolution.
Role models, teaches and mentors professional leadership and accountability for nursing within the health care team.
Leads or participates in departmental and hospital programs, committees, and/or special projects to achieve outcomes.
Improves care quality through shared governance principles.
Communicates important information via shift-to-shift huddles.
Recognizes, responds to, and follows up on issues, concerns, and suggestions for patients and staff.
Provides timely follow-up on critical incidents/sentinel events.
Assumes accountability for daily operations at the unit level.
Allocates resources and coordinates services daily to optimize patient care and services.
Provides input in developing and monitoring operating and capital budgets and implements strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Recognizes potential impact of change on all involved and adapts accordingly.
Keeps current on regulatory issues and trends and proactively meets standards.
Physical Requirements Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing and walking.
Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
Regularly exposed to the risk of blood-borne diseases.
Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.
Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
Handles emergency and crisis situations.
Skills & Abilities Clinical reasoning, including clinical decision-making, critical thinking, and a broad understanding of nursing skills acquired through formal and experiential knowledge.
Ability to facilitate patient, family and staff learning across the care continuum; contributes to a learning environment with safe discourse, mentoring and team development.
Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work under stressful situations with strong communication skills in a changing environment.
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team.
Excels at demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients in the relevant area of nursing practice.
Ability to be flexible, organized and function well under stressful situations.
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