Clinical Operations

Risk Manager - Our client, a community hospital located north of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for a Risk Manager. Oversees patient relations specialist and risk management specialist. Reports to Director of Quality. Responsible for overseeing the risk management program for all patient areas and working collaboratively with the quality and safety programs. Other responsibilities include: managing claims, interfacing with legal counsel, managing and analyzing the occurrence data, investigating adverse events, provision of educational programs and consultation to staff and physicians. Registered Nurse with a Bachelor’s degree required. Either JD, Masters degree in nursing, healthcare administration or public health along with certification in Risk Management preferred. At least three years of progressively more responsible experience in Risk Management in the health care or insurance industry. Competitive salary plus benefits.

Manager of Performance Improvement - Our client, a community hospital located north of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for a Manager of Performance Improvement. Oversees 5 staff members including abstractors, analysts and QA coordinator. Room for quality improvement, review quality data systems, moving towards hospital culture of quality and safety across the board. Registered Nurse with a Bachelor’s degree required. Masters degree in nursing, healthcare administration or public health preferred. CPHQ certification preferred. Competitive salary plus benefits.

Pediatrics Nurse Manager - Our client, a community magnet hospital located north of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for Pediatrics Nurse Manager. Manager to oversee 22 beds unit, 12 RNs, 6 clinical assistants, 3 admin assistants and work with child life specialist. Affiliated with Children’s Hospital. No vacancies. Reports to Director of Maternal Child Health Services. Competitive salary plus benefits.

Director of Surgical Services, North of Boston, MA - Our client, community hospital located North of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for a Director of Surgical Services. Director to oversee OR, PACU, Endo, Pre-Admission Testing, 4 managers, 1 supervisor and approximately 110 employees. Increase ortho and ENT services. Must be knowledgeable, leadership ability and dependable. Willing to promote strong surgical services manager into director role. BSN required, minimum of 5 years of experience, operations budget experience a plus. Competitive salary plus benefits.

Nurse Manager - Our client, a specialty hospital located south of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for nurse manager. Oversee patient care activities and nursing personnel. Consult with staff, physicians and Chief Nursing Officer. Increase patient satisfaction, patient safety, quality goals, mentor and develop team. Minimum 3 years experience in med surg, and minimum 2 years supervisory experience. Competitive salary plus benefits.

Infection Control Specialist - Our client, a specialty hospital located South of Boston, MA, has immediate need for an Infection Control Specialist. CAN BE 32 HOUR WORK WEEK. Develops, implements and monitors infection control policies and procedures for all departments. Leads education, compliance, quality data, and benchmarking. Investigates outbreaks or clusters of infections. Part of system wide infection control team. Works closely with medical infection control physician. BSN degree required, minimum of 1 year experience in med-surg or critical care experience. Competitive salary plus benefits.

Nursing Informatics Specialist - Our client, just outside of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for a Nursing Informatics Specialist for Emergency Department. The Nursing Informatics Liaison works in the Emergency Department with all staff to educate staff to existing and developing documentation requirements within the Emergency Department Information Systems. The Nursing Informatics Liaison provides assistance and technical guidance to the clinicians working in the Emergency Department or impacted by the Emergency Department related to training or knowledge acquisition. The Nursing Informatics Liaison will also be involved in upgrades to existing systems and future clinical systems deployments. The Informatics Nurse will also work with the Information Systems team to improve the interfaces between hospital systems and vendors. Competitive hourly rate plus benefits.

Emergency Services Nurse Manager - Our client, magnet status community hospital located in Providence, RI, has immediate need for ER RN Manager. Manager to oversee 40k volume ED, 27 beds, 2 triage, 2 trauma bay areas, 4 fast track beds, and 8 stretches. Approximately 77 ees, operations, equipment and budget. Build strong team. Reports to Director of ED. Competitive salary plus relocation assistance available.

Coronary Care Unit Nurse Manager - Our client, a magnet status community hospital located in Providence, RI, has an immediate opportunity for Coronary Care Unit Nurse Manager. Manager to oversee 9 beds, 19 nurse staff, unit secretaries, operations and budget. The unit provides intensive coronary care for adult patients from the emergency department, cardiac catheterization lab, other patient care units and transfers from other facilities. The patient population consists of MI patients requiring invasive coronary interventions and arrhythmia monitoring. Typical special procedures include ventilator management and weaning, vasoactive medication titration, pacemaker insertion and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Arterial and pulmonary artery catheters are used as well as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Ideally looking for a candidate with cardiac experience, not necessarily intensive care experience. Also need some experience with collaborative practice. The unit will have NP's and fellows. An attending group for the unit. BSN required, MS preferred or enrolled in MS program. Competitive salary plus relocation assistance.

Director of Surgical Services - Our client, magnet community teaching hospital located in Providence, RI, has an immediate need for Director of Surgical Services. Director to oversee all of surgical services except endoscopy. Develop nurse managers and drive OR business. OR suite has 10 state of the art ORs. Hospital is the only in the state to offer robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery. BS degree, MS degree required. Minimum of seven years progressively more responsible related experience. Demonstrate very high level of written and oral communication skills. Ability to conceptualize, and develop effective quality clinical surgical services, effective leadership/management skills, and commitment to quality improvement. Competitive salary, general paid time off and retirement programs, continued education assistance, plus relocation assistance available.

Surgical Services RN Manager - Our client, Boston level 1 trauma teaching hospital, has immediate opportunity for an OR Nurse Manager. Manager to oversee 8 OR rooms, 11 PACU, operations, budget and staff. All types of surgery, except no transplants. Work closely with surgical services business manager, scheduler and dedicated OR Educator. Improve efficiency, implement new systems, increase staff competency, and improve process flow. Must be team player, visible, and multitasker. Union membership. BS degree required, MS preferred, progressive leadership experience with minimum of 3 years. Boston competitive salary and benefits available.

Respiratory Care Manager - Our client, magnet status community teaching hospital located in Providence, RI, has immediate need for a respiratory care manager. Manager reports to Director of In-patient Nursing. Plans, directs, and evaluates respiratory care and pulmonary function testing for the hospital. Oversee 34 employees, operations and flow. RRT, NBRC required, minimum of 3 years progressive leadership experience preferred. Competitive salary, benefits and relocation assistance.

Manager of Case Management Services - Our client, community hospital located just outside of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for a Manager of Case Management Services. Manager to oversee nurse case managers and social workers, operations and budget. Length Of Stay 4 days or less. Reprioritize on the fly. Streamline efficient discharge modules. Fast paced environment. Reports to Director of Quality Services. Critical thinker. BSN required, MS preferred, hospital case management experience required. Competitive salary plus benefits.

Hospice Clinical Manager - Our client, hospice located just outside of Boston, MA, has immediate opportunity for a Clinical Manager. Manager to oversee 10 nurses in the field, 1 assistant RN manager, operations, guiding staff. Reports to Clinical Director. BSN preferred, management skills required, willing to train hospice. One of top providers in state. Competitive salary.

To discuss any of the above listings, please contact: Melinda Morton (888) 837-1300 ext. 116 or e-mail: mmorton@navingroup.com

Clinical Operations

Director, Quality Management/Improvement – Boston area HMO seeks a new Director of Quality Management/Improvement to develop and implement quality improvement objectives. Reporting to the VP of Quality & Compliance, the right candidate will be bachelors, preferably masters, prepared with a minimum of 5 years experience leading quality improvement efforts in a provider practice, community health center, health plan or acute care hospital. Clinical background preferred but not required.

Clinical Documentation Specialist – Our client, a community hospital north of Boston, has an opportunity for a newly created position of clinical documentation specialist, reporting to the Director of Health Information Services. Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years clinical medsurg, emergency services or utilization review/case management nursing experience preferred. Must be a pro-active, self starter with a track record of clinical documentation improvements.

Enterprise Imaging Manager – A north shore hospital seeks a knowledgeable, experienced individual to assume responsibility for all radiology department IT; including the day-to-day McKesson PACS activities as Enterprise Imaging Manager. Will report to Director of Radiology. Requirements include: BA in IT, Masters preferred, 3-5 years minimum of radiology PACS/IT experience.

Clinical Nurse Manager, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit – Our Rhode Island client hospital has an immediate opening for a Nurse Manger overseeing its growing Bone Marrow Transplant program. Minimum requirements include: ADN, Bachelors degree preferred, at least 8-10 years of clinical oncology experience and at least 2-3 years of management experience as well. Will manage 7-bed unit.

3-11PM Tertiary Care Team Leader, Renal Urology – Our client, a Boston-area teaching hospital seeks an energetic nursing leader to oversee its second shift, 30-bed renal urology unit. Must be a nurse, preferably bachelors prepared with at least 5 years of medsurg nursing and some education experience a plus. Will supervise 6 RNs, 2 nursing assistants and a unit coordinator.

Nursing Director, Ambulatory Surgery Center – Our client, a renowned teaching hospital, has an immediate opening for a Perioperative Nursing Director for its new ambulatory surgery center opening on the north shore in May 2009. The right candidate must be bachelors and masters prepared (at least one in nursing) and possess a minimum of 3-5 years of perioperative nurse management experience, preferably in an ambulatory setting.

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Surgical ICU – A Boston teaching hospital seeks a clinical nurse specialist to work in the surgical intensive care unit. Reporting to the Nurse Director, SICU, the CNS will be masters prepared with specialty in trauma and general surgery. The role includes patient care, teaching, consultation and research.

Infection Control Manager - Our client, a north shore hospital, has an immediate opening for a new Infection Control Manager, responsible for the organization's infection control program. This individual will report to the Director, QI/RM and work collaboratively with the Chief, Infectious Diseases. He/she must be a nurse, bachelors prepared, CIC certified, enrolled or eligible and have at least 2 years of hospital infection control clinical experience. A Masters is preferred.

Clinical Educator, Medsurg/Telemetry - Our client, a metro-Boston teaching hospital is looking for a new Clinical Educator for its 27-bed medsurg/telemetry floor. Reporting to the Unit Nurse Manager and indirectly to the Associate Chief of Nursing, Clinical & Professional Development, and the educator will promote excellence in nursing practice and function as a clinical/educational resource to the nursing staff. BSN + MSN or matriculation, 5+ years medsurg and at least 2 years of clinical education experience are required.

Director, Critical Care - Our client, a community hospital west of Boston, is looking for a new nursing director for its 14-bed ICU/CCU floor. A BSN is required and an MSN is preferred. A minimum of 5 years of managerial and at least 5 years of clinical ICU/CCU experience are required as well. This position will report directly to the VP Nursing/Patient Care.

Nurse Manager, Radiology - Our client, a Boston area teaching facility, has a new position for a Radiology Nurse Manager, overseeing all clinical and administrative aspects of radiology involving patient care. Reporting to the Associate Chief of Perioperative Nursing and dotted line to the Chief of Radiology, the Nurse Manager will be bachelors and masters degree prepared with a minimum of 5 years of medsurg and 2 years of critical care, emergency services or PACU clinical experience. He/she must have at least 2 years of managerial experience as well.

Director, Case Management - Our client, a New York City teaching hospital, has an immediate opening for a Director, Case Management. Reporting to the Sr VP, of the hospital, and this individual will be responsible for directing the departmental activities involved in UR, appeals management and discharge planning to facilitate the growing case management process and maximize reimbursement to the hospital. He/she must be a nurse, bachelors and preferably masters prepared and have at least 5 years of case management and 3-5 years of managerial experience.

Associate Director, Surgical Services - Our client, a large New York City teaching hospital, has an opening for a newly created position of Associate Director, Surgical Services. Working with the Director, Surgical Services, this person will oversee the day-to-day operations of the busy perioperative services department – 12,000+ annual cases (including open hearts). A BSN is required; an MSN + CNOR are highly preferred.

Director, Cardiac Surgical Step-Down Unit - Boston teaching hospital seeks a new Director to manage its 34 bed Cardiac Surgical Step-Down Unit. Patients typically suffering from coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, aortic disease, congenital heart disease or lethal arrhythmias, or requiring S/P coronary bypass graft, S/P valve replacement, ACID placement or permanent pacemaker placement are predominantly admitted post-op from the Cardiac SICU. Some patients are admitted pre-op for cardiac surgery. MSN and BSN, as well as previous management or leadership experience are required. Experience in acute care nursing and cardiac surgery is strongly preferred.

To discuss any of the above listings, please contact: Doug MacLean (888) 837-1300 ext. 112 or e-mail: dmaclean@navingroup.com