Associate Chief Nurse - Medical Surgical And Oncology

The Associate Chief Nurse of Medicine/Surgical/Oncology is responsible for the provision of nursing care to the following intermediate unit patient care areas: Oncology, General Medicine, and Surgery (specifically: orthopedics, plastics, gynecology, and urology). In collaboration with the interdisciplinary clinical team of nurses, physicians, and other clinical and administrative leaders, the Associate Chief Nurse is expected to achieve program goals and objectives and support the BWH goals of quality care for patients, quality of work-life for employees, and fiscal success.
Qualifications:

• Current registration in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• DNP (or) PhD preferred.
• MSN (or) a BSN with a master's degree in a related field, required.
• Current specialty certification required or to be obtained within two years of hire. Certification needs to be maintained while employed in this position.
• Minimum of 10 years of nursing experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in nursing administration within an academic medical center preferred.

• • Proven ability in the management of diverse activities pertaining to a patient service line or clinical programs.
  • Expert interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Must have broad theoretical knowledge and work experiences that demonstrate:
  • Familiarity with models of professional nursing practice,
  • Management of personnel and fiscal resources in a patient care setting,
  • Program development, implementation and evaluation
  • Long-range program planning that involves complex decision-making skills.
  • Experience in dealing with frequent stress due to critical issues relating to patient care, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.
  • Work generally occurs throughout the institution. Will require frequent visits to patient care units and occasional visits to community agencies.

The position may include supervision of assistant directors, nursing directors, nurse administrators, nursing program directors, professional development managers, and other levels and types of personnel.

                     Participates in formulating the department's, Patient Care Services and the organization's vision and strategic plan.

                     Communicate and operationalize the strategic plan and can link the plan to tangible outcomes.

                     Attract, retain, and develop hard-working and dedicated clinical leadership team.

                     Establishes and maintains an environment conducive to excellence in patient care and a learning safety culture while maintaining a supportive environment for professional nursing practice.

                     Promote inter-professional collaboration.

                     Identify, encourage and provide mechanisms for staff participation through collaborative governance.

                     Ensure that the environment is equipped to respond to a diverse patient population and workforce.

                     Share clinical feedback in the development and implementation of information systems to support patient care.

                     Lead the team to meet the demands of the future. This includes supporting the team through listening, complicated, and influencing to achieve quality outcomes and attain departmental strategies and initiatives.

                     Facilitate the design of delivery systems that assure each patient receives individualized care and service that is consistent with our mission.

                     Create a management team to ensure that care and services are consistent with the mission, values, and vision of BWH.

                     Collaborate in the development of a strategic direction for patient care and the practice of Nursing and collaborates with peers on the implementation of strategies to achieve these goals.

                     Participate in shaping and promoting a nursing culture that recognizes excellence in clinical nursing practice; participatory decision-making around practice issues and the work environment; research and theory-based practice; care delivery systems and human resource development and management.

                     Participate in the development of standards for professional practice and nursing programs designed to facilitate high-quality patient care.

                     Develop and implement methodologies for assuring compliance with patient care standards, laws, regulations, collective bargaining agreements, and the standards and requirements of the various professional organizations and regulatory agencies.

                     Create, develop, and implement strategies to improve the quality of service, quality of patient care, and the level of patient and staff satisfaction in all areas of assigned responsibility.

                     In collaboration with nursing, medical, and administrative leadership, actively participates in improvement efforts in clinical areas.

                     Actively builds inter-professional relationships to assure dialogue around patient care and issues to enhance patient care.

                     Represent the discipline of Nursing with senior management, chiefs of service, and Board of Trustees.

                     Collaborate with internal inter-professional providers and with other agencies and groups within the community to ensure patient care is coordinated across the continuum.

                     Participate in and provides leadership to hospital committees.

                     Collaborate with Nursing School clinical faculty and BWH Nursing staff to provide and evaluate clinical experiences with schools of nursing.

                     Determine resources that are needed to meet patient care and quality of work-life goals in collaboration with the clinical and administrative leadership team.

                     Collaborate with inter-professional colleagues in developing financial plans for new and existing programs.

                     Provide leadership to clinical and nursing management staff in the development and management of capital and operational budgets.

                     Allocate and supervises resources to achieve productivity, customer service, and staff development goals.

                     Participate in leading and resolving nursing resource requirements and plays an active role in recruitment, retention, and development of programs that create an environment that recognizes and rewards excellent performance.

                     Contribute in the development, implementation, and monitoring of performance standards and performance management systems to assure continuous improvement in the quality of service and care.

                     Provide leadership to nursing and clinical management staff in the selection, evaluation, promotion, and termination of employees.

                     Actively engage in and promotes proactive employee relations in all spheres of influence. Ensures staff communication channels are effective and that issues are heard and acted upon.

                     Facilitate, coach, encourage, and mentors staff and managers in developing the skills and abilities they need to improve their ability to deliver quality patient care.

                     Assure regulatory compliance through staff education.

                     Assure development and implementation of educational programs, which meet the educational needs of staff and offer growth opportunities to staff.

                     Develop and lead an operational plan based on information and trends, forecasts, and marketing strategies, which have implications for the institution's operational and strategic direction.

                     In collaboration with medical and administrative staff, routinely participates in the strategic planning process and in designing improvements based on data.

                   Provide leadership support for and participates in the development of nursing and other clinical research programs at Brigham & Women's Hospital.

                     Apply research findings in developing practice standards and guidelines.

                     Collaborate with colleagues in nursing and other subject areas on clinical research studies.

           Review all research proposals that require Nursing staff involvement to assure the correct support is available and appropriate.