Nursing Director General Medicine

Nursing Director Bigelow 7 General Medicine

This role is an essential leadership position within the hospital organization and encompasses oversight and management for safe, high quality patient focused care; personnel management and development; clinical operations; and the development of highly effective partnerships throughout the Department of Nursing and across all disciplines and organizational departments.

Bigelow 7 is an 18 Bed Medical Unit

At Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), our every action is guided by knowledge, enabled by skill and motivated by compassion. Patients are our primary focus, and the way we deliver care reflects that focus every day. We believe in creating a healing environment — an environment that is safe, has no barriers, and is built on a spirit of inquiry—an environment that reflects a diverse, inclusive, and culturally competent workforce representative of the patient-focused values of this institution.

The patient population on Bigelow 11 consists of high acuity, complex medical patients with a wide range of medical diagnoses, as well as concurrent psychosocial and psychiatric issues. It is a fast-paced environment with a strong multi-disciplinary team. The complexity of care provided to our patients consists of management of symptoms, side effects or complications related to their disease or treatment. Pain management, emotional and spiritual support, patient, and family education. Palliative care and end of life care are also part of the care we provide. The patient care delivery model is a patient-focused model, supported by relationship-based care nursing. Patient-focused care is high quality, comprehensive, accessible, supportive, and personalized.

Reporting to an Associate Chief Nurse, the Nursing Director provides leadership in an environment that celebrates and empowers nurses. In collaboration with a Clinical Nurse/Nurse Practice Specialist, the leadership dyad hires, develops and provides direction to patient care providers and unlicensed clinical support staff. The Nursing Director partners with nurses, physicians, administrative colleagues, and other disciplines to guide and direct clinical practice, systems improvement, network development, and operations. The Nursing Director partners with other department managers to negotiate and plan for interdepartmental resources and ensure the best level of services to direct care providers, and ultimately patients. The Nursing Director promotes professionalism and autonomy by engaging staff in planning, decision-making and the encouraging utilization of the many educational resources available to them for further development.

Massachusetts General Hospital is a founding member of the Mass General Brigham Health Care System. As part of the Harvard Teaching program, we pride ourselves on delivering world class care to our patients that is rooted in well-being and kindness. We incorporate collaboration, evidence-based practice, and research in our everyday practice, and we strive to provide excellence every day to our patients.

Reasons to Choose MGH

• The State’s First Magnet Hospital
• Largest hospital-based research program in the country
• Opportunity for Nursing Directors to participate in remote work one day a week
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous paid time off
• Resources for childcare and emergency backup care
• Hospital paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role is preferred. Medical RN experience preferred.
• Demonstrates leadership/managerial skill, which includes interpersonal competence, organizational skills, financial management, personnel management, hardiness, and adaptability.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Master’s degree required; either bachelor’s or master’s degree must be in nursing.

Massachusetts General Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.