Assistant Nurse Director Cardiac Surgery BWH

massgeneralbrigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Nurse Director for the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at the Boston Main Campus.

This full-time role supports the nurse director in translating department vision into unit-level practice, guiding staffing, and mobilizing resources to meet patient and family needs. As part of the unit-based leadership team, you will lead clinical practice, drive quality initiatives, and collaborate with an inter-professional team to ensure

Qualifications

• Current registration in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• MSN, DNP, PhD or Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• Current certification required or to be attained within two-year period from date of hire; certification must be maintained.
• Five years nursing experience required.
• Cardiac Surgery, Ventricular Assist Device and Mechanical Support Device experience required.
• Nursing leadership experience 2-3 years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote, facilitate and support excellent nursing practice, Department of Nursing vision and unit-based mission, values, and goals.
• Facilitates collaboration and effective communication and respect for diverse perspectives through role-modeling and coaching staff and inter-professional team.
• Participates in daily huddles/rounds for clinical consultation, coaching, and problem solving.
• Manages day-to-day staffing based on unit-based guidelines.
• Allocates resources to respond to dynamic changes in patient census and acuity.
• Provides guidance on patient assignments and staff development.
• Participates in scheduling and approvals of staff requests.
• Participates in investigations and corrective actions as directed by leadership.
• Provides recommendations for evaluations for clinical staff.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical expertise

Team coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

MSN/DNP/PhD preferred

Job description

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Assistant Nurse Director - Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit

Full Time- 40 Hours | BWH Boston Main Campus

About this job:

The Assistant Nurse Director (AND) is an important member of the unit-based leadership team in clinical practice environments to extend leadership presence and provide clinical support.

Under the leadership/direction of the nurse director, the AND 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, healing patient/family centered practice environment.

The AND 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. The AND may perform leadership functions as developmentally appropriate under the mentorship and coaching of the nurse director and may be assigned the management of specific projects.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operational Leadership:

• Promote, facilitate and support excellent nursing practice, Department of Nursing vision, and 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 inter-professional team.
• Participates in daily huddles/rounds with clinical staff for the purpose of clinical consultation, coaching, and problem solving.

Team Management

• Manages day-to-day staffing based on unit-based guidelines approved by the nurse director which include staff nurses, charges, patient care associates, unit coordinators and other ancillary staff as directed.
• 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 including performance improvement plans based on objective data, direct observation, clinical practice, quality metrics, and documented performance concerns.
• Provides nurse director with recommendation for corrective action and performance improvement plans.
• Provides nurse director with recommendations for evaluations for clinical staff.

Quality Improvement, and Performance Management

• Partners with the Nurse Director to establish measurable quality and operational goals, monitor progress, evaluate outcomes, and sustain improvements.
• Participates in the investigation, root cause analysis, follow-up, and resolution of patient safety events, quality concerns, and operational issues
• Collaborates with the Nurse Director and interdisciplinary team to develop and implement action plans to improve clinical outcomes, patient safety, staff performance, and patient experience.
• Leads and/or participates in quality and performance improvement initiatives using evidence-based practices, data analysis, Lean principles, PDSA methodology, audits and reviews, or other recognized quality improvement frameworks, as appropriate.
• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and psychological safety by encouraging staff to identify safety concerns, report opportunities for improvement, participate in problem-solving, and contribute to sustainable solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Current registration in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2. Bachelor's of Nursing degree required.
3. MSN, DNP, PhD, or Master's degree in a related field, preferred.
4. Current certification required or to be attained within two-year period from date of hire; certification must be maintained while employed in this position.
5. Five (5) years nursing experience required.
6. Cardiac Surgery, Ventricular Assist Device and Mechanical Support Device experience is required.
7. Nursing leadership experience, 2-3 years, preferred.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Demonstrates clinical expertise in assigned area.
• Demonstr