<p>If you are an existing employee of South Shore Health then please apply through the internal career site.</p> <p>Requisition Number:</p> <p>R-20900</p> <p>Facility:</p> <p>LOC0020 - 143 Longwater Norwell143 Longwater Drive Norwell, MA 02061</p> <p>Department Name:</p> <p>SMC Pediatrics PB</p> <p>Status:</p> <p>Full time</p> <p>Budgeted Hours:</p> <p>40</p> <p>Shift:</p> <p>Day (United States of America)</p> <p>Oversee, manage, and provide support to the nursing and medical assistant staff. Responsible for departmental functions, ensuring productivity, efficiency, accuracy and safety. Reacts to the immediate operational needs of the practice. May provide professional nursing care for patients, following established standards and practices.</p> <p>Compensation Pay Range:</p> <p>$103,000.00 - $153,700.00</p> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS</p> <ol> <li> <p>Direct the daily clinical operations of the department ensuring compliance with applicable standards and regulations. Ensure adherence to departmental goals and objective.</p> </li><li> <p>Participate in the nursing process to ensure the provision of quality patient care. Provide patient care as needed to facilitate patient needs.</p> </li><li> <p>Delegate staff assignments appropriately and identify staff education needs ensuring sustainability of workflows.</p> </li><li> <p>Order supplies and maintain departmental inventory. Ensure all equipment is used properly and adequately maintained.</p> </li><li> <p>Resolve patient issues and reports grievances appropriately to Manager and Providers.</p> </li><li> <p>Promote a culture of safety by assisting staff to report incidents in web-based safety reporting system; follow policies for employee and patient injuries.</p> </li><li> <p>Ensure quality control through established specific measures such as workflow productivity monitoring- workload, reporting, and trends.</p> </li><li> <p>Participate in the assessment of staffing needs by maintaining a master work schedule adjusting staff and forecasting staffing needs.</p> </li><li> <p>Complete weekly timekeeping and address cause for over-time. Participates in the management of the departmental budget.</p> </li><li> <p>Assist in the selection and hiring of staff. Oversees orientation and preceding of all new staff educational needs and staff development plans.</p> </li><li> <p>Coordinate, participate, and execute on in the training and evaluation of staff. Consult with Nurse Educator regarding staff educational needs, staff development plans and clinical improvement.</p> </li><li> <p>Communicate changes and quality improvements with staff by conducting daily huddles, departmental meetings, and electronic communication, etc. Assist team with adapting to departmental level and hospital wide changes.</p> </li><li> <p>Work collaboratively with Operations Manager, Department Chief and Nurse Manager. Communicate problems that may arise in a timely manner. Address personnel problems, i.e.: problems with Time and Attendance.</p> </li><li> <p>Communicate problems that may arise with Nurse Manager and Operations Manager. Serve as a liaison between staff and leadership / providers.</p> </li><li> <p>Attend and participates in assigned Management / Leadership Meetings.</p> </li><li> <p>Work as a Team member across organization. Work collaboratively with all departments.</p> </li><li> <p>Communicate effectively with other Managers and Supervisors.</p> </li><li> <p>Provide at the elbow support to nurses and medical assistants serving as a subject matter expert in the clinical duties performed by the roles.</p> </li><li> <p>Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time. Not limited to but including assisting with other departments at other locations.</p> </li><li> <p>Have knowledge of and adhere to the SSMC Mission Statement and all SSMC policies and procedures.</p> </li><li> <p>Abide by and promote all SSMC Service Standards.</p> </li></ol> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:</p> <p>1 - Technology and Learning</p> <p>a - Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.</p> <p>b - Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.</p> <p>JOB REQUIREMENTS</p> <p>Minimum Education - Preferred</p> <p>Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.</p> <p>BSN required.</p> <p>Minimum Work Experience</p> <p>Four or more years of previous nursing experience required.</p> <p>2 years of acute care experience preferred.</p> <p>Experience in an ambulatory environment required.</p> <p>Past supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership experience required.</p> <p>Pediatrics experience required.</p> <p>Required Licenses / Registrations</p> <p>RN - Registered Nurse</p> <p>Current MA State RN</p> <p>Required Classes/Skills</p> <p>BLS - Basic Life Support</p> <p>Required additional Knowledge, and Abilities</p> <p>Telephone triage experience required.</p> <p>Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to treat the patient and staff respectfully, with patience and compassion.</p> <p>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</p> <p>Excellent problem solving and decision making skills.</p> <p>Employee must demonstrate computer proficiency through efficient use of the electronic medical record, patient registration/billing system, e-mail, and other computer software as required.</p> <p>Physical Requirement:</p> <p>General Activity - Frequent Standing/Walking Required, No Driving</p> <p>Motion - Frequent Activity Required-pushing, pulling, lifting, bending</p> <p>Motor Skills - Use of hands required, Use of feet required</p> <p>Weight/Force - Light lifting required (<25lbs)</p> <p></p> <p>Body Fluid Exposure - Yes</p> <p>Monday to Friday , some weekend on call, & flu clinic support. Covering our Norwell and Kingston office .</p> <p>Responsibilities if Required:</p> <p>Education if Required:</p> <p>License/Registration/Certification Requirements:</p> <p>ACLS (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) (Including courses offered through SSH), Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) (Including courses offered through SSH), INSTRUCTOR- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) (Including courses offered through SSH), INSTRUCTOR- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) (Including courses offered through SSH), LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts), RN-Registered Nurse - Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts)</p>