Director of Nursing

Description

THE ORGANIZATION

North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is a highly accomplished community health organization that prides itself on its compassionate approach to serving the surrounding communities with comprehensive and culturally sensitive care. With a strong commitment to excellence, NSCH provides:

• Comprehensive primary care.
• Dental services.
• Behavioral health care.
• Care management.
• Pharmacy services.
• Substance abuse disorder treatment.
• Nurse care management.
• Insurance enrollment assistance.

NSCH operates service sites at Gloucester, Peabody, and Salem Family Health Centers, ensuring convenient access to care. Additionally, NSCH extends its reach through school-based health centers within the Salem and Peabody School Districts. NSCH collaborates with Bentley Academy, Collins Middle School, Horace Mann School, Bates Elementary School, and the Peabody Learning Academy for behavioral health services.

As a community-based safety net healthcare provider, NSCH actively encourages diversity and welcomes staff members who reflect the rich tapestry of our communities. We highly value the contributions of our team members and offer a wide range of perks and comprehensive benefits. These include health and wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness opportunities, and other appealing benefits.

We believe in supporting our employees from day one, and all eligible staff members can take advantage of these benefits right from the start of their employment at NSCH. We aim to foster a supportive and rewarding environment that empowers our team members to provide exceptional care to our communities.

Primary Purpose of Position:

North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is an industry leader in the exceptional delivery of community healthcare. We have an opening for a Director of Nursing, reporting to the Chief Medical Officer. The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for the overall functioning of the nursing department and staff at NSCH. The Director of Nursing works closely with all levels of leadership and management to envision, build, and sustain the nursing model of care at NSCH, this includes creating a vision for how the nurses will work in Team-Based Care and also creating systems of accountability around nursing revenue and standard of care. The DON also provides leadership in vaccine management and regulatory compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to create your vision for the nursing department at a community health center. 

Essential Functions:

Clinical Leadership and Management 

• Create      a Vision for Primary Care Nursing at NSCH that focuses on developing      team-based care keeping in mind the value-based care payment model 
• In      collaboration with clinical leadership, envision, develop, implement, and      sustain the model of nursing at NSCH focusing on the Team-Based Care 
• In   ��  collaboration with the Population Health Department review and develop the      key quality measures that nurses can manage and then implement workflows      to achieve those measures. 
• Ensure      adequate professional development for Site Nurse Managers to foster a      healthy nursing culture at NSCH.
• Oversee and implement changes to      nursing best practices, such as clinical guidelines, quality of care, and      quality of documentation. 
• Assess,      develop, and execute strategies to improve the performance of the      registered nurse workforce to utilize the nurses’ full scope of practice      in line with the Value-Based Care model. This will include creating      standing orders, note templates in the EHR, and others. 
• In      collaboration with clinical leadership, develop, refine, and implement      nursing workflows to enhance the quality and efficiency of care with a      focus on standardization of all nursing practices and appropriate support      staff.
• Oversees      the job duties of the Medical Assistants (MAs) and supports the Site Nurse      Managers in creating workflows to meet our quality measures and      value-based care needs. 
• Ensures      clinical workflows for the nurses and Medical Assistants (MAs) are      standardized across all of the clinical sites at NSCH. 
• Monitor      the efficacy of the nursing care model by setting standards of nursing      quality and productivity metrics, including but not limited to, nursing      visit productivity, clinical quality measures, and staff satisfaction.
• Manage      the Triage RNs and the Per Diem Nurses in a fiscally responsible manner      while meeting the staffing needs of the clinical sites  
• In      collaboration with HR, participate and/ or delegate to nurse managers the      interviewing, hiring, onboarding, a