GENERAL OVERVIEW:
The Assistant Nurse Director (AND) is an important member of the unit-based leadership
team in clinical practice environments to extend leadership presence and provide clinical
support.
Under the leadership/direction of the senior nurse director, the assistant nurse director is a
representative of the Department of Nursing/Procedural Services and supports the senior nurse director in translating
the vision and values of the department at the unit-level for the purpose of meeting the
needs of patients and families and in creating a therapeutic, healing patient/family
centered practice environment.
The assistant nurse director helps to develop the very best staff, assists with assessing
clinical patterns within populations, and facilitates mobilization/allocation of resources to
meet the immediate needs of patients and families. The AND may perform leadership
functions as developmentally appropriate under the mentorship and coaching of the senior nurse
director and may be assigned the management of specific projects.
At the Brigham, we place great value on being a diverse and inclusive community.
Brigham Health and the Department of Nursing are dedicated to diversity, equity and
inclusion as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients in our local community. We
have a dedicated focus on equity. Thus, we believe in equal access to quality care,
employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum or human
diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the
other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide
innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.


PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Professional Practice Environment
1. Provides support in the environment to facilitate excellent nursing practice
2. Promotes and supports the Department of Nursing vision as well as unit based mission, values, and goals
3. Facilitates true collaboration and effective communication and respect for
diverse perspectives through role-modeling and coaching clinical staff and
members of the interprofessional team
4. Participates in daily huddles/rounds with clinical staff for the purpose of
clinical consultation, coaching, and problem-solving
B. Personnel Management may include:
1. Manages day to day staffing based on unit-based guidelines approved by
the nurse director
2. Manages resources in a changing environment by allocating resources to
respond to dynamic changes in patient census and acuity
3. Provides guidance to clinical staff on patient assignments with continuity
of care and knowing the patient as a core value in addition to facilitating
the development of clinical staff
4. Participates in scheduling and approving requests from clinical staff under
the direction of the nurse director
5. Participates in the investigation and administration of corrective action
under the direction of the nurse director/nurse administrator
6. Provides nurse director with recommendation for corrective action and
performance improvement plans
7. Provides nurse director with recommendations for evaluations for clinical
staff
8. Provides support to staff in clinical support roles under the direction of the
nurse director
9. Performs evaluations of support staff under the direction of the nurse
director
10. Develops education and training for support staff and works with nurse
director to integrate these groups into the larger interprofessional team
C. Clinical Leadership
1. Functions as a clinical expert emulating the vision and mission of the
Department of Nursing
2. Interprets policies and procedures for staff members
3. Implements and monitors unit-based standards
4. Facilitates and expedites patient flow to ensure that patients and families
receive appropriate and timely care
D. Professional Development
Self
1. Participates in self-performance appraisal in ongoing manner.
2. Seeks feedback from his/her respective nurse director and other colleagues
3. Shares strengths and areas to be developed with others
4. Identifies opportunities to continue to develop leaderships skills and
expertise
Staff
5. Understands stages of nursing practice development
6. Provides developmentally appropriate coaching and clinical consultation
to clinical staff
7. Supports all staff in identifying and participating in professional
developmental activities
E. Project Management
1. Provides leadership and participates in unit-based projects under the
direction of the senior/nurse director
2. Promotes and assists with the implementation of clinical practice changes
and quality initiatives on the patient care unit
3. Engages clinical staff in the implementation and evaluation of clinical
practice changes on the patient care unit
F. Patients and Families
1. Facilitates all patients and families feeling known by clinical staff
2. Guides clinical staff in the development of a plan of care that is culturally
sensitive and honors the uniqueness of each patient and family
3. Provides coaching and mentoring with clinical staff to facilitate the
development of partnerships with patients and families
4. Provides consultation to clinical staff in the management of challenging
patients and families
5. Participates in family meetings with the nurse director
6. Facilitates family meetings in the nurse director's absence in consultation with executive director/nurse administrator or available leadership



Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:


1. Current registration in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MSN (or) DNP (or) PhD, (or) a BSN with a master's degree in a related field, required.
2. Current certification required or to be attained within two-year period from 10-1-18 or from
date of hire after 10-1-18. Certification must be maintained while employed in this position.
3. Current nursing licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts


SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:


• Demonstrates clinical expertise in procedural areas, critical care nursing preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize management concepts in the direct supervision of
nursing and non-nursing personnel
• Demonstrates effective decision-making ability and provides leadership to nursing
and non-nursing personnel
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills
Addendum:
RN performs waived point of care (POC) testing. Requires at a minimum a high school diploma
or equivalent as described in the Federal Register, 42 CFR, Subpart M 493.1403-1495.
(addendum added 1/2023)
Federal law requires: For RN whose responsibilities include the performance of moderate
complexity POC testing, an associate or bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, or biological
science or medical laboratory technology as required as described in the Federal Register, 42
CFR, Subpart M 493.1403- 1495. (addendum added 1/2023)


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:


Responsible for supervising directly and
indirectly a staff of registered nurses, technical and support personnel


ACCOUNTABILITY:


Reports to the senior nurse director of procedural services


WORKING CONDITIONS:


Works in a variety of patient care environments where
there is an exposure to communicable disease and hazardous material



EEO Statement

Brigham and Women's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.