RN, Nursing Supervisor - Nantucket

massgeneralbrigham; Nantucket (MA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Nantucket Cottage Hospital, part of Mass General Brigham, seeks a Clinical Nursing Supervisor to lead patient care across units on evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. You’ll oversee patient flow, support nursing staff, and coordinate with medical and support services to ensure high-quality care.

The role requires strong leadership, 5–7 years of clinical nursing experience and 2–3 years in lead roles, with an RN license in Massachusetts and BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's Degree preferred; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Massachusetts RN license required; BLS, ACLS & PALS required.
• Clinical nursing experience 5–7 years; lead nursing experience 2–3 years.

Responsibilities

• Supervise patient care through verification of the nursing process and provide direction to facilitate care.
• Ensure appropriate intervention in deteriorating situations, equipment issues, and disruptive behavior.
• Serve as off-shift patient care representative, document concerns, and investigate when required.
• Conduct rounds across patient care areas and set expectations for reporting high-acuity patients.
• Collaborate with support services, emergency, admitting, and clinical services to coordinate care.
• Ensure patient needs, environmental and safety issues are resolved.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Site: Nantucket Cottage Hospital

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

Join Nantucket Cottage Hospital as a Clinical Nursing Supervisor and help lead exceptional patient care across all units. In this pivotal role, you'll help by overseeing patient flow, supporting nursing staff, responding to emergencies, and ensuring seamless coordination throughout the hospital.

This position provides administrative, operational, and clinical responsibilities for all services in the facility on evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays. Serves as the clinical resource person on patient care and services; acts as the patient care representative; collaborates with medical staff, ancillary support, and clinical services in order to ensure optimal patient care services and environmental conditions at all times. Responsible for notifying Administrator-On-Call of serious issues, incidents, and internal and external disasters.

Essential Functions

• Supervise patient care through verification of the use of the nursing process according to established nursing practices and patient care standards and provide direction and guidance to facilitate the nursing process.
• Ensure appropriate intervention is demonstrated in all situations, e.g., deterioration of patient condition, disruptive behavior, equipment malfunctions, etc.
• Serve as off-shift patient care representative, listen to patient or patient family members' issues, documents, and complaints, and investigate if required.
• Conduct rounds of all patient care areas and define expectations for accurate reporting with emphasis on high-acuity patients.
• Collaborate throughout off-shift with support services, emergency, admitting, and clinical services to coordinate clinical patient care or environmental needs.
• Follow through to ensure patient's needs, as well as environmental and safety-related issues, are resolved.

Qualifications

Education

Associate's Degree Nursing required and Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred and Master's Degree Nursing preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No

Licenses and Credentials

• Massachusetts RN License required.
• BLS, ACLS & PALS required.

Experience

Clinical nursing experience 5-7 years required and Lead nursing experience 2-3 years required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational and problem-solving/issue-resolution skills.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, working with a broad patient population.
• Ability to anticipate challenges and develop and implement strategies for addressing them.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all professional and support staff.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Strong leadership abilities to provide guidance, mentorship, and education to others.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Physical Requirements

• Standing Frequently (34-66%)
• Walking Frequently (34-66%)
• Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
• Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
• Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
• Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
• Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
• Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
• Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
• Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
• Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
• Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
• Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
• Talking Constantly (67-100%)
• Hearing Constantly (67-100%)

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

57 Prospect Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Pay Range

$111,176.00 - $161,772.00/Annual

Grade

8

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrat