Nursing Director Professional Development and Magnet Program Melrosewakefield Hospital

MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital are distinguished by the range of high-quality clinical care and services. Our two hospitals, Breast Health Center, Cardiovascular Center and over 20 locations offer and wide range of services and over 50 specialties to Melrose and the surrounding communities just north of Boston. As a Level III Trauma Center we offer immediate access to life-saving care and one of the region’s only community-based cardiac catheterization labs for advanced heart care. Our Levell III Special Care Nursery provides families the opportunity to stay close to their babies who may need a little extra care before they are ready to go home.

Job Overview 

Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, this role focuses on supporting the education and development of employees or students by developing education, curriculum, materials, and programs to support educational growth. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nursing Education duties: Focuses primarily on making new discoveries for the scientific community in the nursing field.  In concert with the Chief Nursing Officer, this role also serves to develop, support and implement the vision for nursing as the organization’s Magnet Program expert, coordinator for application, interim reporting, documentation and appraisal process

Job Description 

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN). 

2. Registered Nurse (RN) license. 

3. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. 

4. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and or Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP). 

5. Two (2) years in healthcare, as appropriate to specialty or designated population. 

6. Five (5) years progressive Nursing Leadership/Management experience including Magnet designation/application experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP). 

2. Three (3) years in healthcare, as appropriate to specialty or designated population. 

3. BLS, PALS, ACLS Instructor.

4. Specialty certifications. 

5. Project Management experience. 

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 

1. Develops, coordinates, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates orientation programs and innovative learning approaches for staff 

2. Partners in developing recruiting strategy plans, interviewing and hiring new positions within scope of designated patient population(s) 

3. Responsible for facilitation of all aspects of on boarding progression and specialty enculturation, including counseling and separation recommendations when required 

4. Provides performance feedback including active participation in the annual performance appraisal.  

5. Develops, coordinates, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates competency programs for all staff 

6. Ensures staff competency 

7. Achieves successful outcomes by utilizing innovative and flexible methodologies.  

8. Monitors and ensures excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care within the assigned practice area(s) 

9. Directs, supports, coaches and guides nursing in the application for Magnet Recognition Program at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

10. Works with senior leadership to facilitate the integration of Magnet recommendations into nursing practice, leads the coordination of the ANCC Magnet application.

11. Serves as the NDNQI Site Coordinator.

12.Supports and encourages involvement of staff nurses in within Professional Governance, Magnet activities, and hospital committees

13. Provides continuous substantive performance feedback for all staff and during the orientation phase and for 6 months to one year is primary author of performance appraisal for new staff  

14. Accountable for competence achievement of staff through planning, collaboration, coaching and counseling 

15. Recommends, initiates, provides, and documents formal discipline. When necessary recommends additional discipline in collaboration with Clinical Nursing Director 

16. Develops, coordinates, facilitates, conducts, and evaluates in-service programs for all staff in assigned practice area(s). 

17. Identifies through needs assessment, continuing education opportunities that augment knowledge, skills, and attitudes of all nursing staff 

18. Demonstrates proficiency in identifying continuing education offerings that are provider directed, learner directed and learner paced (ANA 2009) 

19. Creates, manages, implements, coordinates, and evaluates continuing education. 

20. For new staff, guides process of goal setting and evaluation of progression against goals 

21. For all staff, participates in annual individual goal setting or action plan development  

22. Identifies preceptors within specialty practice and provides guidance and mentorship in development of preceptor role 

23. Serves as a mentor and facilitates the mentorship of others 

24. Provides guidance and support for professional presentations by specialty practice staff nurses at national conferences or publications 

25. Guides and mentors staff in career development, role transition, and succession planning 

26. May counsel others and coordinate, facilitate, conduct, and evaluate activities that promote career development and role transition. 

27. Conducts, encourages, disseminates, and/or participates in research and scholarship, including oral or poster presentations and publications. 

28. May serve as an academic liaison and/or adjunct faculty 

29. May teach, coordinate, and/or advise other learners concerning academic education and scholarly activity 

30. May facilitate programming, consultation or teach within organizational affiliate structure. 

31. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team: Ensures excellence in outcomes for all quality, safety, patient experience metrics and regulatory requirements; Leads and builds the capacity of the staff and interdisciplinary team(s) for excellence in all aspects of their performance and outcomes; Expert in change management, innovation and systems thinking and planning 

32. Serves as a highly visible leader and role model in the development/attainment of hospital and unit service line mission and goals 

33. Embraces the concept of change and leads staff through the change process as evidenced by adoption of new behaviors and/or processes. 

Physical Requirements:  

1. Occasional lifting of 30-35 lbs and turning patients.

2. Prolonged standing and walking.

3. Occasional twisting, bending, reaching, pushing/pulling, sitting, kneeling, and squatting.

4. Exposure to infectious disease and possible carcinogenic chemicals.

5. Exposure of blood-borne pathogens.

6. Requires fine manual dexterity to lift and maneuver patients.

7. Requires visual and aural acuity necessary to monitor patient care.

Skills & Abilities: 

1. Demonstrated ability to lead and direct staff. 

2. Demonstrates expert knowledge and skill in patient care within specialty. 

3. Expertise in patient-focused, family-centered care. 

4. Inspires and achieves outcomes in staff learning through formal/informal teaching methods. 

5. Demonstrates quality in clinical performance as evidenced by creativity in problem solving, risk taking and interdisciplinary communications. 

6. Expertise in building high functioning teams and processes that lead to teamwork.  

7. Ability to work collaboratively with staff in assistive roles, professional nurses, physicians, trainees and colleagues in all areas of the hospital.  

8. Ability to achieve outcomes in collaboration with all members of the leadership team. 

9. Excellent communication skills. 

10. Flexibility in work schedule.

Job Profile Summary 

This role focuses on supporting the education and development of employees or students by developing education, curricula, materials, and programs to support educational growth. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nursing Education duties: Focuses primarily on making new discoveries for the scientific community in the nursing field.  A management role that supervises employees focusing on tactical, operational activities within a specified area, with the majority of time spent overseeing area of responsibility, planning, prioritizing and/or directing the responsibilities of employees. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and/or indirect reports. A role that manages experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments.  Responsibilities typically include:  policy and strategy implementation for short-term results (1 year or less), problems faced are difficult to moderately complex, and influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices and procedures. 

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day.

The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.

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