Neurosurgery Nurse Manager - Operating Room
Company: Mass General Brigham
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: October 22, 2024
Job Description:
GENERAL OVERVIEW:The OR Nurse Manager is an important member of
the unit-based leadership team in clinical practice environments to
extend leadership presence and provide clinical support. In this
role, the Assistant Nurse Director provides nursing leadership
supporting varied specialties of the Operating Room at Brigham and
Women's Hospital.Under the leadership/direction of the Nurse
Director of the Operating Room, the OR Nurse Manager is a
representative of the Department of Nursing and supports the Nurse
Director in translating the vision and values of the department at
the unit level for the purpose of meeting the needs of patients and
families and in creating a therapeutic and healing
patient-/family-centered practice environment.The OR Nurse Manager
helps to develop the very best staff, assists with assessing
clinical patterns within populations, and facilitates
mobilization/allocation of resources to meet the immediate needs of
patients and families.PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:A.
Professional Practice Environment
- Provides support in the environment to facilitate excellent
nursing practice.
- Promotes and supports the Department of Nursing vision, as well
as unit-based mission, values and goals.
- Facilitates true collaboration and effective communication and
respect for diverse perspectives through role-modeling and coaching
clinical staff and members of the interprofessional team.
- Participates in daily huddles/rounds with clinical staff for
the purpose of clinical consultation, coaching and
problem-solving.B. Personnel Management
- Manages day-to-day staffing based on unit-based guidelines
approved by the Nurse Director.
- Manages resources in a changing environment by allocating
resources to respond to dynamic changes in patient census and
acuity.
- Provides guidance to clinical staff on patient assignments with
continuity of care and knowing the patient as a core value in
addition to facilitating the development of clinical staff.
- Participates in scheduling and approving requests from clinical
staff under the direction of the Nurse Director.
- Participates in the investigation and administration of
corrective action under the direction of the Nurse Director/Nurse
Administrator.
- Provides Nurse Director with recommendations for corrective
action and performance improvement plans.
- Provides Nurse Director with recommendations for evaluations
for clinical staff.
- Provides support to staff in clinical support roles under the
direction of the Nurse Director.
- Performs evaluations of support staff under the direction of
the Nurse Director.
- Develops education and training for support staff and works
with the Nurse Director to integrate these groups into the larger
interprofessional team.C. Clinical Leadership
- Functions as a clinical expert emulating the vision and mission
of the Department of Nursing.
- Interprets policies and procedures for staff members.
- Implements and monitors unit-based standards.
- Facilitates and expedites patient flow to ensure that patients
and families receive appropriate and timely carein the Operating
Room.D. Professional Development
- Participates in self-performance appraisal in an ongoing
manner.
- Seeks feedback from his/her respective Nurse Director and other
colleagues.
- Shares strengths and areas to be developed with others.
- Identifies opportunities to continue to develop leadership
skills and expertise.
- Understands stages of nursing practice development.
- Provides developmentally appropriate coaching and clinical
consultation to clinical staff.
- Supports all staff in identifying and participating in
professional developmental activities.E. Project Management
- Provides leadership and participates in unit-based projects
under the direction of the Nurse Director.
- Promotes and assists with the implementation of clinical
practice changes and quality initiatives on the patient care
unit.
- Engages clinical staff in the implementation and evaluation of
clinical practice changes on the patient care unit.F. Patients and
Families
- Facilitates all patients and families feeling known by clinical
staff.
- Guides clinical staff in the development of a plan of care that
is culturally sensitive and honors the uniqueness of each patient
and family.
- Provides coaching and mentoring with clinical staff to
facilitate the development of partnerships with patients and
families.
- Provides consultation to clinical staff in the management of
challenging patients and families.
- Participates in family meetings with the Nurse Director.
- Facilitates family meetings in the Nurse Director's absence in
consultation with Executive Director/Nurse Administrator or
available leadership.QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current/valid nursing licensein the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
- Master's degree in Nursing (MSN)required.
- Perioperative experience required with a minimum of 3 years of
current operating room experience.
- Leadership experience strongly preferred.
- CNOR preferred.SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Demonstrates clinical expertise in assigned area.
- Demonstrates ability to utilize management concepts in the
direct supervision of nursing and non-nursing personnel.
- Demonstrates effective decision-making ability and provides
leadership to nursing and non-nursing personnel.
- Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication
skills.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for supervising directly and indirectly a staff of
registered nurses and technical and support
personnel.ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Reports to the Nurse Director of the designated area.WORKING
CONDITIONS:
- Works in a variety of patient care environments where there is
exposure to communicable disease and hazardous material.TheI
CAREStandards guide me in my interactions with patients, family
members, visitors, colleagues and neighbors in my workplace and
surrounding community to optimize the Brigham experience and help
fulfill my role in our mission of providing seamless, high-quality
patient- and family-centered care.C.I will Communicate my
commitment to high-quality performance.A.I will Appear and act as a
professional.R.I will Respect all individuals.E.I will Extend
myself.EEO StatementBrigham and Women's Hospital is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color,
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran
status or on the basis of disability.Organization:Brigham and
Women's Hospital (BWH)
Job:Nursing-ManagementSchedule:Full-time/40 hours/Rotating
shiftsRecruiting Department:BWH Nursing / Patient Care
Services
Keywords: Mass General Brigham, Cambridge , Neurosurgery Nurse Manager - Operating Room, Executive , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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