The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Nursing is seeking a Nurse Manager to provide leadership and management of the Nursing team in delivering safe, quality, family-centered patient care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
Position Specific Summary
Provide managerial and clinical leadership for Children's Hospital Pediatric Cath Lab . Ensures that all staff provide safe clinical care and have the education, methods and resources to accomplish their performance objectives.
Positions in this job family usually have limited involvement in direct patient care and focus their efforts in planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical education programs and research programs of clinical and health service departments.
Key Areas of Responsibilities
Hire, develop and manage the performance of staff in a departmental unit or functional division
Prepare budget or assist in development; provide projections and recommendations. Manage financial data and monitor budget to meet goals. Resolve budget discrepancies
Identify trends and determine QA priorities. Develop quality standards. Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectation. Develop, implement, and monitor plan to enhance patient satisfaction
Identify needs, trends, and forecasts in order to provide quality patient care
Develop action plans for unit that meet strategic goals; provide progress reports to department director or director of clinical functions
Advocate for needs of unit with healthcare leaders; may collaborate with medical director of unit regarding program development process improvements and equipment budgets
Provide clinical education to develop staff competency. Oversee clinical education activities and agreements with other educational institutions
Knowledge of and ability to manage effective and smooth operations in a clinical service or department by utilizing various management principles and techniques
Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process; ability to analyze situations fully and accurately, and reach productive decisions
Knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare and clinical research practices
Ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team and organizational performance
Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Education or Equivalency Required:
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Nursing is required. Preferred Master's degree (in nursing, MBA or healthcare related) or Doctorate (DNP, PhD). If candidate does not have a Master's Degree they will be strongly encouraged to obtain one within 5 years of starting position.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license by date of hire is required
Required Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years current or recent (within last 12 months) experience in procedural nursing or adult or pediatric cath lab experience
Recent Experience in clinical practice
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies/vendors, and the community
Experience with unit operations including human resources, financial management, quality initiatives, and compliance with regulatory environment with various federal and state agencies and the Joint Commission
Demonstrated experience with patient/family satisfaction initiatives including modeling service excellence principles/standards and staff engagement
Demonstrates excellent problem-solving skills, decision making, critical thinking skills, time managemnt, organization of workload, delegation, attention to detail and thoroughness
Must be proficient in computer software applications
Demonstrates effective teaching skills for staff and patient education
Experience modeling service excellence principles/standards
Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives
Certification in Pediatric Nursing
Desired Qualifications:
ACLS certified or complete within 1 year
PALS certified or complete within 1 year
Experience working in pediatric cath lab
Experience working in a large academic center
Experience working in a union environment
Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Nursing Recruitment at 319-356-2285.
Successful candidates will be required to self- disclose any conviction history and subject to a criminal background check.
References:
Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process
