Nurse Manager Position

3 weeks ago


Iowa City, Iowa, United States University of Iowa Full time
Job Summary

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.

Key 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 expectations. Develop, implement, and monitor plans to enhance patient satisfaction.
  • Identify needs, trends, and forecasts in order to provide quality patient care.
  • Develop action plans for the unit that meet strategic goals; provide progress reports to the department director or director of clinical functions.
  • Advocate for the needs of the unit with healthcare leaders; may collaborate with the medical director of the 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 the organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
Requirements
  • Master's Degree in Nursing is required. If Master's Degree is in a related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is required.
  • If qualified applicant does not have Master's Degree in Nursing, the applicant must obtain an advanced degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or business administration within five years of beginning this position.
  • Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license by date of hire is required.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Recent experience in clinical practice.
  • Considerable (3-5 years) experience and demonstrated skill in leadership/management roles.
  • Experience with unit operations including human resources, financial management, quality management, and patient satisfaction initiatives, staff engagement, and regulatory compliance 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.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies/vendors, and the community.
  • Certification in a role or specialty through a nationally recognized professional nursing certification body. If not currently certified, must seek certification in a role or specialty as soon as eligible to sit for the exam.
  • Must be proficient in computer software applications.
  • 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.


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