RN, Nursing Supervisor - Nantucket
Mass General BrighamAbout the role
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.You’ll apply strong clinical judgment and leadership skills to guide teams, manage capacity, and uphold the highest standards of safety, quality, and patient experience. Housing assistance and relocation support are available, making it easier to join our island community and thrive both professionally and personally.
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.
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