UMass Memorial Health

Nursing Supervisor, Evenings

UMass Memorial Health
Posted 10/21/2026part-timeWorcester • Massachusetts • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $111,384 - $200,491 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong clinical and administrative nursing capabilities, including leadership in staffing management, compliance with Massachusetts Nursing Practice Acts, and effective communication with healthcare teams. Proficient in coordinating patient care, managing nursing personnel, and supporting quality improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords
BSNCurrent Nursing License In MassachusettsNursing Management ExperienceClinical Preceptor ExperienceLeadership Potential

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Act as a resource to nursing staff throughout the hospital
  • Make decisions regarding nursing practice within Massachusetts Nursing Practice Acts and hospital policies
  • Provide clinical and administrative support and assume operational administrative authority in emergencies
  • Oversee and coordinate nursing personnel when nurse managers or clinical directors are absent
  • Manage sick calls, unit notifications, staffing assignments, and reassignment based on patient acuity and staffing changes
  • Anticipate patient-care needs for subsequent shifts
  • Assign one-on-one Observation Assistants and maintain the observation list
  • Utilize on-call non-nursing personnel as appropriate
  • Manage beds and admissions in coordination with physicians, Life Flight, affiliated healthcare systems, and admissions
  • Identify and resolve interdepartmental problems with managers
  • Identify personnel education needs and serve as a preceptor when requested
  • Provide input to performance evaluations and guidance on nursing practice
  • Assess clinical nursing practice and communicate follow-up needs to managers and directors
  • Support team building and professional nursing
  • Support individuals and families in crisis in collaboration with relevant staff
  • Coordinate urgent treatment for hospital personnel after health-risk incidents
  • Collaborate with Public Relations on accurate patient information
  • Maintain a safe patient-care environment
  • Direct procurement of equipment, supplies, records, and other patient-care items
  • Supervise assigned personnel, including scheduling, orientation, training, and performance evaluations
  • Recommend personnel actions and resolve grievances
  • Develop and manage budgets and support financial goals
  • Coordinate tasks and resolve technical and operational problems
  • Lead staff teamwork and integration with system-wide initiatives
  • Participate in performance improvement and quality-improvement activities
  • Ensure regulatory, safety, infection-control, and hospital-policy compliance
  • Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, equipment, and supplies
  • Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • BSN required
  • Current license to practice nursing in Massachusetts required
  • Minimum of 4 years’ current experience in an acute care/tertiary care facility
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience in a clinical preceptor and/or resource role
  • Demonstrated leadership potential
  • Sound knowledge of current general nursing theories and techniques
  • Knowledge of current management principles
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • MSN preferred
  • Minimum of 2 years of nursing management experience preferred
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted where certification, licensure, or registration is not required
  • Ability to work the specified evening, weekend, and holiday schedule

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Potential signing bonus, subject to eligibility
  • Equal opportunity and affirmative action employment
  • Disability assistance during the application process

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Hard Skills
Clinical Nursing PracticePatient Care CoordinationStaffing ManagementBudget DevelopmentPerformance ImprovementRegulatory ComplianceInfection ControlCrisis ManagementEducation Needs AssessmentOperational Problem Resolution
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsTeam BuildingInterdepartmental CollaborationCrisis SupportConflict Resolution
Certifications & Qualifications
BSNMSN Preferred
Industry Keywords
Acute Care FacilityTertiary Care FacilityNursing Practice ActsPatient AcuityObservation AssistantsHealthcare SystemsPerformance EvaluationsPatient-Care EnvironmentHealthcare ComplianceNursing Theories