Nurse Education Safety Specialist [Acute Care - West 2], 36 hours Days, Memorial Campus

Exemption Status: Exempt

Hiring Range: $101,025.60 - $181,854.40. The final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday
• Scheduled Hours: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Shift: Day Shift, 10 hours per day
• Hours: 36 per week
• 4, 10-hour shifts with flexible self-scheduling to collaborate with all shifts
• Schedule requires working every 5th Saturday

About the Role

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver—regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where you can build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community, and each other.

This position may have a signing bonus available; eligibility will be confirmed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, organize, implement, and evaluate staff development and educational activities to address identified or anticipated needs of learners for assigned area(s).
• Ensure the quality of patient care and clinical practice progression on assigned cross-campus unit(s) through assessment, coaching, and development of nursing staff, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, including all aspects of clinical practice, patient care, workplace safety, and outcomes of care.
• Participate in the development and implementation of educational programs for Employee Health Services and the entire Nursing Department.
• Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for efficient departmental operations in collaboration with other unit-based leadership.
• Coordinate team huddles during the day and evening to review new admissions, patient progression toward goals, and discharge plans to improve access and facilitate patient transitions.
• Communicate, educate, and monitor changes to clinical practice and expectations, including reviewing documentation, providing additional support to staff, and reporting ongoing non-compliance to management.
• Collaborate with the leadership team in strategic planning, implementation, evaluation, and revision of systems to support and enhance the competence, autonomy, and accountability of nursing staff, including defining nursing standards, practices, and educational needs.
• Act as a member of the nursing leadership team by participating in interview panels, orientation, and annual regulatory and clinical competency requirements.
• Report unprofessional or unsafe practice to the Nurse Manager.
• Assist the Manager and/or designee to ensure departmental compliance with hospital-established policies, regulatory requirements, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
• Promote a culture of safety within the organization and report on all entered Safety Intelligence Reports.
• Conduct initial review and investigation of serious reportable events (SRE) and escalate immediately to the Nurse Manager.
• Coordinate the assignment of tasks and help resolve technical and operational problems.
• Evaluate the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.
• Provide effective direction, guidance, and leadership over staff for effective teamwork, motivation, and integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Education, or related healthcare field.
• Current active RN license in the State of Massachusetts.
• BLS Certification.
• At least 3 years of clinical nursing experience with at least 1 year of experience in a clinical preceptor and/or charge nurse role.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation computer software.
• Frequent use of computers, keyboards, printers, and educational equipment such as teaching manikins, simulators, and LCD projectors.
• Three years of direct hospital care management experience within the past 8 years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing, Education, or related healthcare field.
• Current Case Manager Certification.
• A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience.
• Process improvement experience.