Acute Care, Administrative Management, Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Clinical Advice, Code Blue, Code Red, Compensation Management, Conflict Resolution, Customer Support/Service, Documentation, Healthcare, Healthcare Administration, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Quality of Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Staff Requirements, Staff Training
Overview:
You Matter Here!
Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!
Hours: 24-Hours, Combination of 8, 10 and 12 hour shifts every 3rd weekend and holiday, Monday through Sunday
$51.06 - $69.11
Range:
Disclaimer:
We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.
Job Summary:
Responds immediately to critical events. Adjusts staffing levels to ensure the highest level of patient care. Functions as a clinical and administrative resource for the nursing staff. Assists staff with conflict resolution (i.e. staff/physician, patient/physician, staff/staff). Advocates for patients, families, and staff. Supports other departments to meet patient needs.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
- Responds immediately to critical events
- Provides leadership and follow – up during critical events such as code blue, code red and code 100.
- Provides appropriate follow – up (i.e. staff education, documentation, family / staff support, etc.)
- Adjusts staffing levels to ensure the highest level of patient care.
- Evaluates staffing needs continuously and adjusts as necessary to meet the needs of the patient for the current and next shifts.
- Functions as a clinical and administrative resource for the nursing staff.
- Functions as a clinical and administrative resource for the nursing staff.
- Provides clinical consultation, advice and education.
- Assists staff with problems.
- Completes all employee performance evaluations by evaluation due dates.
- Assists staff with conflict resolution (i.e. staff / physician, patient / physician, staff / staff).
- Mediates conflict.
- Reports and communicates situation appropriately.
- Advocates for patients, families, and staff.
- Intervenes on patient / staff behalf.
- Supports patients’ rights.
- Supports other departments to meet patient needs.
- Maintains operations of other departments during non-operating hours.
- Functions as an administrative resource for other departments during non-operative hours.
Statement of Other Duties
This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
Organizational Expectations
Behavioral Attributes
The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement, motivation, flexibility, concern for order, initiative, self-confidence, self control, and customer service orientation, interpersonal effectiveness, analytical and information seeking.
Functional Demands
Physical Requirements
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands).
Qualifications:
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
- Associates degree in Nursing required. BS degree in Nursing preferred.
- Current RN registration in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required
Minimum Work Experience
- Three - four years acute care experience preferred.
- Previous experience in management and / or leadership role required
Minimum Licenses and Certifications
- AHA ACLS Certification (required)
Required Skills
- Leadership attributes and decision-making skills.