Cardiac ICU Nursing Leader—Clinical Excellence & Growth

Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 172,000; 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 and extends leadership presence to ensure excellent patient care and a healing environment.

The AND will lead staff, coordinate resources, and drive quality improvement while partnering with the nursing team to meet patient and family needs in a high-acuity setting.

Qualifications

• Current registration in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Bachelor's of Nursing degree required.
• 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 while employed in this position.
• Five (5) years nursing experience required.
• Cardiac Surgery, Ventricular Assist Device and Mechanical Support Device experience is 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical expertise

Communication skills

Decision making

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Team management

Education

Bachelor's of Nursing degree

MSN, DNP, PhD or related Master's

Job description

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 and extends leadership presence to ensure excellent patient care and a healing environment.

The AND will lead staff, coordinate resources, and drive quality improvement while partnering with the nursing team to meet patient and family needs in a high-acuity setting.