Date Posted: 01/23/2025

Requisition Number: 9242

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital 

Work Days: various  

Category: Nurse Manager  

Department: Psych CH 7 West Adult Nursing  

Job Type: Full time  

Work Shift: Various Shifts 

Hours/Week: 40.00 

Union Name: Non Union

7 West is an adult Psychiatric locked unit. There are 9 beds available on this inpatient unit of which we see various types of psychiatric illnesses such as Schizophrenia bi-polar and affective disorders, Personality disorders, Dual diagnosis, Adjustment disorder, Psychosis, and use DBT/CBT Group Therapy. According to DMH we have a lower than average restraint rate, use sensory approach to de-escalating patients, and all staff are educated in trauma informed care which provides each patient with individualized care.

Summary:
Providing clinical operations, service planning, business performance, and performance improvement for the department.

Responsibilities:
Clinical Operations:
• Accounts for clinical operations within the unit, including:
• Direct supervision of all unit clinical and support staff, including accountability for employee competencies, evaluations, and annual reviews.
• Provides leadership to staff to facilitate the resolution of conflicts.
• Development, implementation and monitoring of systems for acquisitions and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Development, implementation and revision of unit clinical standards, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborates within the service line, and across service lines and departments to ensure effective clinical operations.
• Hiring: Collaborates with other members of the leadership team to recruit and hire quality candidates.
Service Planning:
• Develops programming/services which are consistent with CHA mission and vision, including:
• Assessment of client/patient community health needs and development of programming to meet these needs.
• Assessment of staff and client/patient educational needs and development of programming to meet these needs.
• On-going staff supervision and development of nursing and interdisciplinary staff.
• Facilitates interdisciplinary care of patients.
Business Performance:
• Develops unit budget and monitors cost/unit measures and other business performance measures.
• Develops innovations to increase efficiencies while maintaining or improving quality.
• Develops unit staff accountability for business performance.
• Collaborates within service line and across service lines and departments to continually improve effectiveness and efficiency of systems.
Performance Improvement:
• Develops and monitors performance improvement measures, including but not limited to measures of clinical/service outcomes, cost/volume measures and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborates with other providers to develop and monitor service line performance measures.
Leadership:
• Leading change: demonstrates familiarity with the psychology of change and is able to apply that body of knowledge to lead change within the unit and the service line.
• Communication: effectively communicates and collaborates with diverse individuals, disciplines and departments throughout the organization and the community we serve.
• Diversity: Understands how a diverse workforce affects the delivery of health services and integrates the organizational mission and vision with respect to diversity into all aspects of work.
• Team Leadership: Understands the power of accomplishing organizational goals in teams. Develops facilitation skills that accelerate the work of teams.
• Labor Relations: Demonstrates an understanding of labor relations and union regulations. Works collaboratively with union leadership with its members.
• Staff development and evaluation: Works effectively with and provides feedback to staff to maximize development. Counsels staff and uses progressive disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Provides clinical leadership to nursing and interdisciplinary staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Training:
Graduate of NLN Accredited School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
Master’s Degree preferred.

Licensure:

Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License

Certifications:
Maintains current Basic Life Support “C” certification

Work Experience:

Five years’ clinical experience in department area.
Demonstrated leadership and management abilities.

   

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