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Exemption Status:

Exempt

Hiring Range:

$156,728.00 - $282,110.40

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

varies

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10020 - 0124 CNO

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

In collaboration with the Chair of Psychiatry oversees the administrative direction, personnel management, budget preparation and monitoring for positive financial performance, and the coordination of emergency/behavioral health practices and procedures. Goals will target improvement in patient access/throughput, regulatory readiness, identified quality metrics, financial and human resources management. As a member of the nursing department’s senior leadership team, fosters excellence in Nursing Practice through the development of a professional practice environment as outlined in the ANA Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators, the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act, and the ANA Code of Ethics.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1.  Oversees daily nursing operations of all adult behavioral health departments within the medical center.  
2.  Establishes an ongoing communication mechanism with patients, department staff, physicians, referring community healthcare organizations to achieve established outcomes. 
3.  Fosters collaborative relationships with all medical center stakeholders.
4.  Collaborates with the Chair of Psychiatry as a champion for patient care, quality and the professional practice of nursing.  
5.  Participates in Medical Center and Nursing Leadership team discussions regarding strategic planning. 
6.  Fiduciary oversight for all departments.
7.  Participates in the development of the capital budget to assure appropriate equipment and technology is available for safe patient care.
8.  Collaborates with the Department of Psychiatry Operations to assure development, implementation and monitoring of Clinical Practice Guidelines.
9.  Participates in the Department of Nursing performance improvement program and goals. Uses evidence based metrics to align patient outcomes with the organization’s goals and objectives. 
10. Serves a coach/mentor in developing direct reports careers/personal goals.
11. Develops, implements, evaluates policies, programs and services consistent with the hospital’s mission.
12. Collaborates with Senior Directors and Nursing Professional Development for the development and implementation of behavioral health nursing educational and internship programs.  
13. Conducts regular meetings with nurse managers and assures managers participate in Department of Nursing campus and medical center meetings.

Standard Management Level Responsibilities:

1.  Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training.  Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions.  Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.
2.  In collaboration with the finance business partner, develops and recommends the budgets for the areas managed. Manages activities to assure financial goals are met.
3.  Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.
4.  Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership over the staff for e