Nurse Manager, Intensive Care Unit

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

Job Description:

Lead Critical Care Excellence

Winchester Hospital is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and patient-focused Nurse Manager to lead our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) . This leadership opportunity is ideal for a critical care nurse leader who is passionate about clinical excellence, staff development, quality outcomes, and delivering exceptional patient-centered care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

The Nurse Manager will provide operational, clinical, and strategic leadership for the ICU, partnering with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure the highest standards of care for critically ill patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

• •Provide overall leadership and management of ICU operations, including clinical quality, patient safety, staffing, and fiscal performance.
• •Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, professional growth, and excellence in patient care.
• •Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain a highly engaged critical care nursing team.
• •Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and evidence-based practice standards.
• •Lead initiatives focused on patient outcomes, quality improvement, and operational efficiency.
• •Monitor and enhance patient experience, employee engagement, and clinical performance metrics.
• •Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to advance critical care practices and optimize patient flow.
• •Support succession planning, shared governance, and professional nursing advancement.

Qualifications

Required

• •Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) and must obtain Masters degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or related field within 5 years of hire. MSN on hire preferred.
• •Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse license.
• •BLS & ACLS required
• •Minimum of five years of critical care nursing experience.
• •Minimum of three years of leadership experience in critical care or a related acute care setting.
• •Demonstrated success leading teams, managing change, and improving clinical outcomes.

Preferred

• •Critical Care leadership experience.
• •CCRN certification and/or ANCC Nurse Executive certification (NE-BC or NEA-BC).
• •Experience with Magnet principles, shared governance, and evidence-based practice initiatives.

What We Offer

• •Opportunity to lead a highly skilled critical care team within a nationally recognized community hospital.
• •Collaborative and supportive healthcare environment.
• •Professional development and leadership advancement opportunities.
• •Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• •Membership in Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of New England's premier healthcare systems.

Why Join Winchester Hospital?

At Winchester Hospital, we are committed to delivering safe, compassionate, and exceptional care to every patient. As Nurse Manager of the ICU, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of critical care, advancing nursing excellence, and supporting a team dedicated to outstanding patient outcomes.

If you are an innovative leader with a passion for critical care nursing and team development, we invite you to apply and make a lasting impact on our patients, staff, and community.

Pay Range:

$145,000.00 USD - $205,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary 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.

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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