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Cambridge Health Alliance

Nurse Manager

Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, us, 02140

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Location:

CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days:

Days - with oversight of off hours operations

Category:

Nurse Manager

Department:

Nursing Administration CH

Job Type:

Full time

Work Shift:

Day

Hours/Week:

40.00

Union Name:

Non Union

The

Nurse Manager

is responsible for leading and managing the off-shift supervisors and patient observers. This role ensures safe, efficient, and effective patient care operations during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. This person is a key liaison with the transfer center and inpatient units to facilitate timely and efficient patient movement throughout the hospital.

Key Responsibilities

Directly supervises off-shift nursing supervisors and provides guidance in clinical and operational decision making,

Directly supervises the patient observers

Ensures consistent application of hospital policies and procedures across all units during off-hours

Provides coaching, mentoring, performance evaluation, and support for professional development of off-shift leadership staff and the patient observers

Acts as a key conduit between day-shift leadership and off shift operations to ensure continuity of care and communication

Builds collaborative relationships with unit managers, hospitalists, case management, and other departments.

Coordinates closely with the hospital's transfer center to ensure timely and appropriate placement of patients

Collaborates with inpatient units to monitor capacity and bed availability in real time

Leads efforts to reduce bottlenecks and improve patient flow by addressing delays in admissions, discharges, and interdepartmental transfers

Promotes compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards across all shifts.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Graduate of NLN Accredited School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing required. Master's Degree preferred

Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License

Maintains current Basic Life Support "C" certification

Five years' clinical experience in department area.

Demonstrated leadership and management abilities

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.