Clinical Nursing Director Endoscopy Tufts Medical Center

About Tufts Medical Center

Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned academic medical center that has been providing exceptional care across New England for over two centuries. Our clinicians are dedicated to delivering innovative, patient-centered care every day, from our primary care to our Level I Trauma Center to our leading heart transplant program and over 100 specialties and services. We are also the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine and a leading research institution that conducts game-changing medical and health policy research. 

Job Overview

Tufts Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Nursing Director reporting to our Executive Director of Perioperative services and Endoscopy .  You will have overall responsibility for the planning, development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, patient safety, clinical quality outcomes, evidence-based practices, and professional development of nursing staff.  The Clinical Nursing Director works collaboratively with other disciplines and departments to ensure that procedures are well planned and that services are fully integrated to ensure a patient-centered and safe approach to care.  Manages systems in order to accomplish patient, unit, and departmental and institutional goals.  Case types for this unit include outpatient and inpatient GI procedures including upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and bariatric procedures. The Endoscopy unit has 3 procedure rooms and 2 advanced procedure rooms as well as prep and recovery and also a manometry program for evaluation of patients with motility issues.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Massachusetts RN Licensure.

2. 7 Years of RN Experience with at least 5 years of management experience.

3. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

4. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

5. Master’s Degree in Health Administration, Nursing, Business Administration, or another related field.

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. Initiates and manages change, ensuring appropriate support and resources to staff.

2. Creates opportunities for multidisciplinary forums in order to solve problems and facilitate planning.

3. Monitors and ensures excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care on unit.

4. Integrates the nursing service philosophy into all unit practices and programs.

5. Keeps current with literature regarding changing practices, interventions, and research in patient care and health care delivery.

6. Utilizes a performance improvement process to assess the response to care from patients, families, and others.

7. Provides leadership in setting the direction of the unit and is responsive to changing internal and external factors.

8. Maintains open communication with managers whose departments provide support services to the clinical area in order to ensure the appropriate level of service at all times.

9. Manages human, fiscal, and other resources needed to support clinical nursing practice and positive patient outcomes.

10. Provides leadership in developing quality driven and cost-effective programs of care.

11. Monitors and critically analyzes resource utilization of the unit.

12. Collaborates with physicians, hospital administrators, and other relevant groups on methods of delivering care.

13. Provides leadership in developing quality driven and cost-effective programs of care.

14. Ensures appropriate staffing plan to accommodate changing needs of the unit.

15. Utilizes knowledge of federal, state, hospital, unit and accreditation agencies standards, policies and procedures to direct patient care.

16. Oversees operating and capital budget; implements strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

17. Creates and fosters a learning environment that facilities the professional growth and development of staff.

18. Oversees written policies and procedures.

Physical Requirements: 

1. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

2. Occasional lifting of 5-15 lbs and turning patients.

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

Skills & Abilities:

1. Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare team.

2. Ability to maintain and develop clinical knowledge, judgment, and skills.

3. Knowledge of and application of the nursing process.

4. Possesses strong clinical and theoretical skills.