Nursing Manager
Provide managerial and clinical leadership for Children's and Women's Services Nursing Division. Ensure 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 include but not limited to :
- 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
- Collaborate with research staff to assure clinical and research needs are met
Percent of Time : 60% Schedule : Weekend Day Shift, 0700-1930, every 3rd holiday coverage Location : Stead Family Children's Hospital Pay Plan : https : / / hr.uiowa.edu / pay / professional-and-scientific-compensation Benefits Highlights :
Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, IowaFringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plansFor more information about Why Iowa?, click hereEducation Required : Bachelor's or Master's 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.
Experience Required :
Current License to practice nursing in IowaConsiderable (2-3 years) experience and demonstrated skill in leadership / management rolesRecent experience in clinical practiceAt least two years' experience in pediatric acute care nursing or OB acute care nursingExperience with unit operations including human resources, financial management, quality initiatives, and compliance with regulatory environment with various federal and state agencies and the Joint CommissionProfessional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work / academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do soExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies / vendors, and the communityExperience modeling service excellence principles / standardsDesirable Qualifications :
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 examExperience working in large academic medical centerExperience with high acuity Labor and Delivery serviceExperience with pediatric or neonatal critical care patientsExperience working in union environmentAbility to problem solve and manage resources, across multiple areasIn order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload a resume and mark it as a "Relevant File" to the submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact Megan Garton at megan-garton@uiowa.edu