Nurse Supervisor- Per diem, Evenings/Nights

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton

Schedule

3 - 11PM, 11-7 PM
16 hours per month
Weekend availability needed
No call

Where You’ll Work

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton is a close-knit community hospital known for high-quality, patient-centered care. During nights and evenings, you’ll serve as the on-site nursing leader, collaborating across departments and supporting teams when leadership presence is most critical.

What You’ll Do

As the Evening/Nights Nurse Supervisor, you’ll provide hospital-wide leadership during off-hours, ensuring safe, coordinated, and efficient operations. You’ll oversee patient flow, bed placement, and staffing while responding confidently to emergencies, crises, and unexpected challenges. Acting as the central point of coordination, you’ll support clinical teams, manage conflict, lead disaster response when activated, and maintain direct communication with the Administrative Officer on Duty to align clinical and operational decision-making.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact when leadership matters most. You’ll be trusted with significant responsibility, valued for your clinical expertise and judgment, and empowered to lead in dynamic, fast-paced situations. If you thrive on problem-solving, collaboration, and being a steady presence during critical moments, this per diem role provides flexibility, purpose, and the chance to shape hospital operations in real time.

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the Director of Inpatient Nursing/Throughput, supervises nurses in carrying out their responsibilities in the management of patient care. 

• Coordinates the activity of nursing personnel and other departments' personnel as appropriate. 

• Analyzes staffing requirements, assigns personnel, calls in replacement personnel or authorizes overtime as needed. 

• Reassigns personnel as appropriate and assists in the evaluation and/or discipline process for assigned personnel. 

• Resolves conflicts or problems that may develop or refers to administrative officer on duty as appropriate.

• Functions as resource person to in-house nursing personnel on issues involving nursing practice, standards, policy and procedure, as either the individual who has competency in the area or knowledge of how to obtain that individual.

• Communicates effectively with the medical staff regarding issues pertinent to patient care, which require discussion and/or resolution.

•  Communicates pertinent clinical and management issues to the oncoming supervisor as well as documenting such information on the administrative report and the action taken. 

• Promotes effective interdepartmental and intradepartmental communications.

• Participates in the development of goals and objectives for the Nursing Department as appropriate. Reviews nursing practices, standards, policies and procedures and makes appropriate recommendations for change, and ensures adherence to established nursing practices, standards, policies and procedures. 

• Researches, develops and makes recommendations regarding projects assigned by the Director of Inpatient Nursing/Throughput. Communicates short-term solutions, as well as longer-range problems requiring resolution to the appropriate department manager.

• Coordinates certain functions of other departments in their absence to include, but not be limited to, distributing medications dispensed from the night pharmacy, arranging for emergency surgery, etc.

• Assists with the educational development of all nursing staff. Attends and participates in department, committee and other hospital meetings as appropriate or as designated. 

• Attends and participates in external conferences, seminars, etc. to maintain awareness of new legal and other trends, theories, methods and techniques.

• Employee maintains competencies (position specific and hospital-wide) required for the specific patient population served.

• Performs all duties in accordance with safety and other laws, rules, and regulations set forth by appropriate regulatory and government agencies and in accordance with established department and hospital policies and procedures.

• May be required to perform similar or related duties as may be necessary on an emergency basis or as designated by the department manager or supervisor.

• The nature of the tasks/responsibilities required of employees in this position will likely expose them to blood and body fluids. Employees will be oriented to and required to understand and follow the standard precautions for infection control. A summary list of tasks and procedures that may cause exposure to blood and body fluids is listed in the attached Physical Abilities Job Description. Also identified is the protective gear that is available.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skill required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications:

• Current licensure by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.

• AHA Basic Life Support certification required 

• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support required 

• BSN required 

• Acute care experience required

A Physical Abilities Job Description is a component of this Job Description
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skill required of personnel so classified.

 

 

Pay Range:

$38.19 - $95.63

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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