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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Position Purpose

At **Mercy Medical Center** **,** the Nurse Manager of the **Endoscopy Unit** includes staffing coordination, competency assessment of staff, regulatory oversight, fiscal operations, and annual performance appraisal process.

What you will do:

+ Assists the Director with Performance Improvement activities, unit and patient satisfaction issues, and policy development.

+ Ensures high-quality standards of care and a safe environment in compliance with infection control standards, specialty organizations, DPH, and The Joint Commission standards and recommendations, and assures consistent implementation by all staff.

+ A track record of effectively partnering and communicating with physicians to achieve objectives and results. Must demonstrate the ability to affect positive medical staff relations while working with highly qualified physicians.

**Minimum Qualifications** :

+ **Education** : Bachelor of Science BSN in Nursing required. A Master of Science in Nursing MSN is preferred.

+ **Registered Nurse RN Licensure:** Must hold a valid and current Massachusetts RN license.

+ **Experience:** 3 or more years of progressive nursing management experience in an **Endoscopy** **Department** is required. 5 or more years of a combination of **Endoscopy nursing** experience between clinical nursing and management is strongly preferred.

+ **BLS or CPR certification:** Current certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required. Instructorship is preferred.

+ **ACLS certification:** Certification and Instructorship strongly preferred in critical care areas.

+ Requires the ability to practice utilizing **SGNA** (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates) recommended standards and guidelines.

Position Highlights and Benefits** **:

Full-Time – 40 hours/week

Ministry/Facility Information

Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center, and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs.

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Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran