Off Shift Nurse Manager, 24 Hours (Nights / Rotating Holidays / Every 3rd Weekend)

Boston Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 56,481 - 93,676; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Career advancement opportunities

Flex Spending Accounts

403(b) savings matches

Job summary

Boston Medical Center (BMC) seeks an experienced Off Shift Nurse Manager to coordinate and supervise bedside nurses and ancillary staff, ensuring safe, efficient patient care and staffing alignment. The role emphasizes leadership during nights, weekends, and holidays, with a focus on bed management and hospital throughput.

Required is a BSN with Massachusetts RN licensure; MSN preferred, plus 5+ years of bedside acute care leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited baccalaureate nursing program.
• MSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise bedside nurses and staff, manage staffing plans to meet productivity goals.
• Oversee patient flow and throughput, coordinate transfers from ED, OR, and other units.
• Lead daily bed huddles and safety huddles to communicate bed status and safety concerns.

Skills

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Computer Skills

Team Work

Education

BSN degree

MSN preferred

Tools

EPIC EHR

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our nurses are changing the face of healthcare. At every level and on every unit, BMC nurses are advancing professional practice and delivering evidence-based care to our patients, families, and community. Join our Magnet® recognized organization as a registered nurse (RN) and help us continue to carry out our mission of delivering exceptional and equitable care to all As both the largest trauma hospital and largest safety net hospital in New England, you get a chance to be a part of exciting leading edge clinical care, in a truly mission driven organization. As one of the top places to work in health care, we know that providing exceptional care for patients begins with caring for our staff. That’s why you’ll find a supportive work environment at BMC, with rich opportunities throughout your career for training, development, and growth and where you’ll have the tools you need to take charge of your own practice environment. There’s never been a better or more exciting time to become a BMC nurse.

Position: Off Shift Nurse Manager

Schedule: 24-hour permanent nights, every 3rd weekend, rotating holidays *This will be a mix of 8 and 12 hour shifts; weekend rotation includes 12-hour shifts.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

• Primary Responsibilities: coordination of and direct supervision of bedside nurses and ancillary staff members, as well as management of house wide staffing plans with a strong emphasis of meeting nursing division productivity goals coordinates with ancillary leaders to ensure both human resources and non-human resources are readily available to ensure safe and efficient patient care oversight of patient flow and throughput initiatives including coordination of patient placement from the emergency department, ORs and procedural areas, serving as the first line contact for providers while coordinating incoming transfers from primary and secondary care facilities Leads/participates in daily bed huddles and hospital wide safety huddles to communicate bed status, and elevate safety concerns that occur on the off shift

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: Requires graduation from an accredited baccalaureate nursing program; MSN preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

Requires license to practice professional nursing as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. BLS, PALS, ACLS preferred.

EXPERIENCE

All applicants must have at least 5 years of bedside, acute care nursing experience.

Candidates with a strong desire to advance their career and education in nursing leadership strongly preferred.

Internal Candidates: 2-4 years of progressively responsible leadership experience, OR participation in nursing department councils and OR participation in quality improvement project work strongly preferred.

External Candidates: 2-4 years of nursing leadership in an acute care setting strongly preferred 2-4 years of patient flow and patient placement experience strongly preferred.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Competencies Decision Making: demonstrates ability to make sound and timely decisions that are guided by precedents, policy & procedure and overall goals and objectives, is able to choose the best course of action based on analysis of available information, and can develop alternative courses of action

Problem Solving: demonstrates ability to address a wide variety of clinical, operational and social issues that arise by analyzing the situation and applying critical thinking skills to implement a solution

Communication Skills: demonstrates the ability to articulate thoughts and present complex clinical and operational information using oral, written, and non‑verbal communication skills, able to employ active listening skills to gain clarity, having the ability to gather and deliver information in person, in writing, and electronically/digitally

Computer/technology skills: demonstrates ability to access and enter data from EPIC EHR, excel, power point, Microsoft word, Microsoft outlook, web based shared drives

Team Work: demonstrates the ability to work with others toward a shared goal, share responsibility and rewards with team members, having the ability to recognize combined actions of the group leads to overall success of the team

Aspire to BMC’s core values: built on respect, powered by empathy; move mountains; and many faces create our greatness

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation Range: $46.88- $68.03

• medical
• dental
• vision
• pharmacy
• discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) savings matches
• paid time off
• career advancement opportunities
• resources to support employee and family well-being

Equal Opportunity Employment

Boston Medical Center is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. We ensure equal employment opportunities for all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.

Accommodation for Applicants

If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.

Background and Vaccination Requirements

Boston Medical Center participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. As an E‑Verify employer, prospective employees of BMC must complete a background check before beginning their employment at the hospital.

BMC requires all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as well as receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.