Ambulatory Nurse Manager - Pulmonary & Endocrine

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System seeks an Ambulatory Nurse Manager for Pulmonary & Endocrine Days. This full-time leadership role focuses on supervising ambulatory nursing practice, ensuring regulatory compliance, and advancing quality and safety across multiple locations.

Responsibilities include staffing, budget oversight, clinical supervision, and collaboration with nursing leadership to optimize patient care and flow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• High School Diploma required.
• 5+ years of clinical nursing experience in the practice area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ambulatory nursing care across departments to meet care standards.
• Provide clinical supervision and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with department leadership to optimize patient flow and care delivery.
• Support clinical nursing research and evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Manage staffing, budget, and patient flow to achieve outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Clinical supervision

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

High School Diploma

5+ years of clinical experience

Job description

Position Title

Ambulatory Nurse Manager - Pulmonary & Endocrine Days - Full Time Medical Pavilion

Job Requisition ID: R-55241

Position Summary / Career Interest

The Ambulatory Nurse Manager manages practice of professional nursing and delivery of care for non-hospitalized or ambulatory patients within a department, procedural area, and/or infusion area. May manage more than one physical location. Provides clinical supervision and direction. Ensures regulatory compliance, maintains quality and safety outcomes. Supervises all aspects of personnel management and development. Works in collaboration with department leadership, administration and nursing leadership.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Achieve business and organization goals, visions and objectives.
• Manages the delivery of nursing care and practice of professional nursing for non-hospitalized patients (ambulatory population) within a specified department, procedural area, and/or infusion area.
• Collaborates with liaison departments in maintaining patient care standards utilizing evidence based practice as applicable.
• Participates in clinical nursing research and supports The University of Kansas Health System research activities.
• Assists with front and back office as needed to identify and resolve issues affecting patient flow and the delivery of care.
• Manages operation of assigned areas by analyzing personnel structure, determining staffing needs, monitoring productivity, and providing direction that reflects patient and family needs across the continuum of care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provides supervision, evaluates performance, conducts selection and termination process.
• Ensures clinical team works at top of licensure / responsibility.
• Actively promotes staff and self-development.
• Develops and maintains department related patient care standards through continuous quality improvement.
• Develops quality and safety initiatives to provide highest level of care.
• Oversees development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure efficient, effective, evidence-based delivery of health services.
• Assess the environment and make recommendations to ensure optimal patient comfort, safety and compliance with various regulatory bodies (OSHA, JCAHO, etc.)
• Fosters patient and employee satisfaction.
• Promotes shared decision making with input from staff.
• Assists in the development and monitoring of the budget.
• Approves purchases, establishes and revises inventory quotes.
• Collaborate with nursing colleagues in ambulatory care to promote optimal utilization of nursing resources among the various clinics.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and do not describe an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
• Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• High School Graduate
• 5 or more years of clinical experience in practice area.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master Degree Nursing
• 1 or more years of nursing leadership.
• 2 or more years of management experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing - in state in which you live OR Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing - active with multistate in progress with proof of application.
• Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live.
• Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live by 4/30/2026.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days of hire.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Professional Nursing Certification

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.