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POSITION SUMMARY: 

Under the direction of the Principle Investigator, Director, or designee, the Nurse Manager II is accountable for the clinical management of an assigned patient care unit. The Nurse Manager II is responsible for quality assurance, administration, leadership, and is accountable for the daily functions of the unit.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage Professional Nurses, Research Nurse Coordinators and/or Research Coordinators. Hire, fire, orient, train, and supervision of the activities of staff. Implement disciplinary action if necessary and manage the performance evaluation process. Functional supervision of regulatory personnel, office support staff
• Collaborate with the director in determining staffing mixes and levels needed to meet schedules, reassign personnel as required, oversee attendance records, and provide appropriate guidance
• Oversee patient care management and ensure that professional healthcare is practiced in accordance with established standards of primary nursing and standards of practice
• Represent the unit at administrative meetings within and outside of UMMS
• Assist in the design and implementation of the annual business plan
• Participate in the development of the budget for assigned cost center; monitors, evaluates and recommends changes within personnel, supplies, and equipment for assigned patient care unit
• Manage unit funding sources by monitoring revenue and expenditure activity; adhere to university, state and funding agency regulations
• Design reports and extrapolate information from databases for analysis of operations
• Assess quality, continuity of care, and patient outcomes
• Establish and monitor unit-based quality assurance functions, correct deficiencies, investigate related incidences and complaints, prepare follow-up reports, and implement corrective action
• Develop standard operating procedures
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and institutional requirements
• Comply with all safety and infection control standards
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, or equivalent experience
• RN, current registration to practice nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• 7 years of related experience, 3 years of nursing management experience Demonstrated communication skills, both oral and written, necessary to interact with faculty, staff and sponsors 
• Experience in using computer-based tools; ex. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree in Nursing