CVI OR Cardiac & Vascular Service Lead

Job Summary

The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. The Clinical Advisor provides leadership in the provision of nursing services, supports the implementation and evaluation of quality nursing care to patients and families, under the direction of the nurse manager and/or director.

Essential Responsibilities

• Coordinates the allocation of resources; acts as a clinical resource for staff; participates in performance reviews, initiates and contributes to quality improvement initiatives and standard development.
• Assesses patient and their family issues, level of acuity, staff and physician concerns and takes appropriate action.
• Updates nursing staff, delegates duties and ensures follow through to address patient issues.
• Provides clinical consultation to nursing staff or directs them to other resources.
• Communicates and interprets changes in nursing practice activities and standards of care.
• Identifies self-learning needs and updates clinical knowledge and skills through formal and informal education and review of current literature.
• Participates in and supports nursing research by utilizing current research findings in clinical and administrative practice.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse required.
• Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 3-5 Years Related Work Experience Required.
• Demonstrated leadership through progressively responsible nursing assignments.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise.

Pay Range

$83,844.80 USD - $216,673.60 USD