Nurse Manager Inpatient Hospital (Evenings)
Company: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
Job ID:38936
Location:450 Brookline Ave,
Boston,
MA 02215
Category:Nursing
Employment Type:Full time
Work Location:Onsite: 100% onsite
Overview
The Nurse Manager (Evenings) is responsible for day-to-day patient
flow and operations in a specific clinical unit. Responsibilities
include coordination and supervision of assigned nursing and
clinical assistant staff as they provide care to individuals
receiving therapy for oncologic and hematologic problems. The Nurse
Manager oversees direct patient care, including patient and family
education. The Nurse Manager delegates triage of unexpected
patients to the charge nurse and will modify nursing assignments,
as needed, to meet the needs of patients. The Nurse Manager
provides clinical leadership and management and promotes
professional growth for self and staff. The Nurse Manager
demonstrates systems thinking, response to diversity,
collaboration, clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, facilitation of
learning and advocacy for patients and staff. The Nurse Manager
collaborates with the Clinical Specialist to provide clinical
expertise for the unit. Specific duties and responsibilities may
vary across the different programs and areas. The Nurse Manager
uses theoretical, evidence-based, and experiential knowledge to
advance clinical practice. The Nurse Manager serves as a mentor for
clinical staff within Nursing and Patient Care Services to nurture
leadership potential and to promote professional development of
others. The Mission, Vision and Core values of the Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute are incorporated into all areas of
practices.Located in Boston and the surrounding communities,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing
breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in
our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We
strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment
where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients
of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health
particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We
conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate
tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing
partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated
hospitals.
Responsibilities
Collaboration: Has direct involvement in patient care, and practice
issues, involves/recruits' diverse resources when appropriate to
optimize patient outcome. Recognizes the limits to clinical
judgment and seeks multidisciplinary collaboration and consultation
with dynamic situations.
- With the Nursing Director, Sr. Nursing Director or Associate
Chief Nurse, maintains administrative and clinical continuity
within ambulatory services.
- Participates as an active member or substitute member for
committees within the Department of Nursing and Patient Care
Services requested by the Associate Chief Nurse, Nursing Director
or Senior Nursing Director.
- In collaboration with Clinical Specialist assures staff
compliance with required competencies and annual requirements,
ensures compliance with regulatory agency requirements.
- Demonstrates knowledge of computer systems in use at the
Institute.
- In conjunction with Nurse Director provides input into the
annual budgetary process.
- Participates in Code Admin rotation.Systems Thinking: In
collaboration with the Nurse Director develops, integrates and
applies a variety of strategies that are driven by needs and
strengths of the patient/family unit, disease center, and
institute. Negotiates and navigates systems for both clients and
employees. Demonstrates leadership by directing patient flow, staff
allocation, and assessing system issues.
- Develops daily staffing assignments for all clinic staff in
collaboration with practice manager.
- Supports and/or provides patient care activities as needed
based on competency of role.
- Supports and provides patient and family education.
- Responsible for patient flow, and coordination of care with the
assistance of the charge nurse.
- Collaborates with Practice Director to ensure compliance with
unit policies and procedures.
- Assesses and intervenes to meet the needs of the patient
population served.
- Monitors the environment of care with attention to patient
safety.
- Utilizes process improvement to maintain efficient
workflows.
- Responsible for oversight of the JFC nurses in the Procedure
Area. (JFC ONLY)Personnel Management (Advocacy): Supports care of
patient, family and community by careful attention to include the
DFCI mission in all decision making and reflect mutually and
competent patient/professional relationships.
- Supervises RN's, clinic assistants and phlebotomists as direct
reports.
- Number of supervision responsibilities dependent on unit and
clinical oversight responsibilities; determined in conjunction with
the Nurse Director, Sr. Nurse Director and Associate Chief Nurse as
applicable.
- In conjunction with the ND oversees the hiring, orientation,
evaluation, coaching and mentoring of staff in accordance with
Human Resource policies and the MNA collective barging
agreement.
- In collaboration with Clinical Specialists, provides unit based
training/education/in-services/orientation.
- Promotes and encourages professional growth and leadership
potential of staff.Clinical Inquiry: Improves or individualizes
standards and guidelines for person or population, with attention
to current practice, review of literature, research, and education,
with acquired knowledge and skills needed to address questions
arising in practice and improve patient care.
- Assists with development, implementation and monitoring of
unit-based quality improvement, safety and patient satisfaction
activities that are consistent with the goals of the Department of
Nursing and Patient Care Services.
- Facilitates continuous quality improvement in processes and
services as directed.Clinical Judgment: Synthesizes and interprets
multiple, sometimes conflicting sources of data, can make judgment
based on immediate understanding of situation, patient
experience.
- Serves as unit based clinical expert.
- Coordinates and participates in unit based audits and
monitoring of nursing quality indicators.
- Participates in the development of professional nursing
practice and standards.
- Maintains practice that is evidence-based and consistent with
nursing policies, procedures, and standards.
- Fosters a systematic awareness of the diversity that exists
within the organization including but not limited to culture,
ethnicity, gender, and age, and promotes an environment that is
sensitive to the needs of diverse patient populations.
- Complies with accepted standards of professional nursing
practice, as well as with all licensure/registration requirements
applicable to the nursing role.Facilitator of Learning: Seeks
opportunities to teach, coach, and mentor, and to be taught,
coached and mentored. Adapts educational objectives to both the
patient population and the staff that serve them. Creatively
modifies an individual's need, to create an environment of
success.
- Participates in professional organizations and community
activities.
- Participates in continuing education and role development:
- Demonstrates an understanding of the clinical research
process.
- Identifies personal goals in professional and educational
activities that promote self-development.
- Functions in the leadership role:
- Works collaboratively with all members of the floor leadership
multidisciplinary team.
- Serves as a role model for effective communication, problem
solving, and conflict resolution for members of the team.
- Supports the research and evidence- based practice activities
of Nursing and Patient Care Services.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides direct supervision to RN's, Clinic Assistants, and other
support personnel. Number and role supervised may vary.
Qualifications
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
- Baccalaureate degree required; Baccalaureate degree in nursing
preferred.
- Master's degree required or intent to enroll into program
within 6 months of hire.
- Certification in Oncology Nursing, OCN, ACON, or CPON strongly
preferred.
- 3 years of oncology experience required; leadership or charge
nurse experience preferred.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
REQUIRED:
- Critical thinking, collaboration and excellent communication
skills.
- Clinical resource regarding the administration of chemotherapy
and blood products.
- Demonstrates understanding of special needs and behaviors of
age groups of the population served: young adult to geriatric.At
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an
innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient,
family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are
in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are
equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer
knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated
and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind
of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the
right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender
identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation,
genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service,
protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by
law.EEOC Poster
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Job ID:38936
Location:450 Brookline Ave,
Boston,
MA 02215
Category:Nursing
Employment Type:Full time
Work Location:Onsite: 100% onsite
Keywords: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Cambridge , Nurse Manager Inpatient Hospital (Evenings), Healthcare , Boston, Massachusetts
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