Description
Mass General Brigham - Internal Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN House Supervisor for a travel nursing job in Salem, Massachusetts.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: House Supervisor
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights, flexible
- Employment Type: Travel
As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is unwavering in its commitment to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We lead innovation across our system, founded by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Mass General Brigham supports a complete continuum of care, including community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, home care, and other health-related entities. Several of our hospitals teach Harvard Medical School's affiliates, and our system is a national leader in biomedical research. Our dedication to patient care is at the heart of everything we do.
At Mass General Brigham, we are deeply committed to fostering a people-first culture for our patients and our professional family. This commitment is reflected in our dedication to providing our employees with more ways to achieve their potential. We align our employees' personal aspirations with projects that match their capabilities, crafting a culture that empowers our managers to become trusted mentors. We support each member of our team in owning their personal development, and we recognize and celebrate success at every step.
At Mass General Brigham, our employees are guided by unique values that govern our decisions, actions, and behaviors. These values, such as Patience, Affordability, Accountability and Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation, and thoughtful Risk, shape how we approach our work. They also influence how we interact with each other, fostering Diversity and inclusion, Integrity and Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement and Personal Growth, Partnership, and collaboration. These values are at the core of our culture and define who we are as an organization.
Mass General Brigham is looking for Registered Nurses to join our Internal Resource Pool (IRP). The IRP will allow RNs flexibility in scheduling short- or long-term assignments within our Mass General Brigham Hospitals at a premium pay rate. All positions will be placed in inpatient or long-term care units. Click here to learn more about our program: Internal Resource Pool. This is an exciting opportunity for Nurses who are:
• Seeking a flexible schedule or work/life balance
• Interested in temporary work but not interested in traveling
• Want work flexibility, the ability to find the schedule that works for you
• Looking for opportunities to work on different types of units and hospitals within our system or a foot in the door to a long-term career
General summary/ overview statement:
This position is responsible for the daily operations of the Patient Care Services departments, working collaboratively with the Admitting Office and overall hospital functions on off-shifts, weekends, and holidays. Interacts with nursing/patient Care Services staff and staff of other departments to facilitate patient care. Provides administrative and clinical support to the nursing staff primarily on off-shifts, weekends, and holidays in the absence of the Clinical Nursing Leadership.
Skills: Required: Must be able to read Tele Strips, perform Cardiac Drips, and titrate meds. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary to deal effectively and courteously with a diverse group. Ability to quickly gain competency in various hospital software applications. Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work under stressful situations; able to effectively work in a changing environment. Advanced clinical skills. Demonstrates strong decision-making skills.
Experience:
Required: 3 years of relevant healthcare experience, including progressive leadership responsibilities.
Preferred: Critical care nursing experience.
Triage Role:
o Acts as the central contact in coordinating critical and intermediate patient placement and collaborates with charge nurses to triage patients to the appropriate care unit
o Facilitates admission to the medical/surgical unit and provides an overview of capacity to nursing, physician, and administrative leadership.
o Facilitates the transport of critically ill patients to off-island medical centers
o Anticipates/proactively responds to capacity demands as necessary
Resource Role:
o Facilitates access across all units.
o Deploys clinical resources, coordinating staffing resources to respond to demand.
o Collaborates with the Emergency Department, Medical/Surgical Unit, and LDRP to expedite patient admissions.
o Coordinates patient sitters on evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Patient Care Management:
o Serves as a clinical resource in patient care management.
o Performs the role of code blue team nurse, a member of the Rapid Response Team, and responds to patient care emergencies.
o Provides clinical consultation to staff.
o Assists staff in managing unit activity.
o Collaborates with other departments to facilitate/support patient care utilizing current policies and procedures.
o Acts as a patient advocate, performing service recovery.
o Acts as a direct care provider in clinical situations, as warranted.
o Initiates huddles with staff at the beginning and end of the shift to improve inter-departmental communication.
Administration:
o Provide nursing administrative support on evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
o Serves as the onsite administrative resource.
o Adheres to and demonstrates behavioral standards in all interactions.
o Acts as a liaison for administration, patients, nursing staff, medical staff, and various other hospital departments, facilitating interdepartmental communication and adhering to hospital and department policies.
o Initiates the Emergency Preparedness Plan as necessary, coordinates evaluations and internal and external disaster operations, and reallocates personnel.
o Assists managers in staffing schedules and Kronos timekeeping.
o Reviews and revises Nursing/Patient Care Services policies and procedures as directed.
o Communicates with the CEO, Chief Nurse, Nursing directors, other department heads, and administrator on call as deemed necessary.
o Collaborates with external agencies, i.e., Police, Fire, and Medical Examiner, as necessary.
Professional Development:
o Assumes responsibility for own professional development.
o Assists with Skills Days.
o Assists in the completion of the Nursing Competencies and HealthStream.
o Participates in Committee membership.
o Identifies learning needs and develops/designs a plan to meet them. Seeks opportunities for professional growth and development.
o Completes annual training requirements promptly.
o Uses and shares skills gained in continuing education classes.
o Attends staff meetings as identified by department managers.
o In collaboration w
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