Director of Transplant Care & Clinic Operations

University of Illinois Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 172,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) in Chicago, IL seeks a Director of Patient Care Services for the Transplant Clinic, Post Transplant Care and Outreach. The Director will plan, direct, and evaluate clinical and operational activities to ensure safe, high‑quality patient care across the transplant continuum.

Reporting to the ACOO of Transplant Services, you will lead nursing practice, staffing, quality, safety, and regulatory compliance, while fostering

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher.
• Master's degree in nursing or health care related field required.

Responsibilities

• Provide coordination of care and services through the management team of providers caring for unit patients.
• Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients, family members, visitors, and colleagues to provide care coordination utilizing evidence-based practice.
• Interprets and directs the implementation of nursing philosophy and objectives, departmental policies, and procedures, and applies recognized standards of nursing care and practice.
• Plans, selects, and devises nursing operations, work methods, procedures, workflow and standards for quality and quantity of work, including staffing standards.
• Plans and develops patient safety innovations and practice improvement.
• Establishes, implements, and evaluates quality of care to monitor and evaluate operations for compliance with licensure, accreditation, and regulatory standards.
• Integrate shared leadership and foster collaboration across multi-disciplinary disciplines to arrive at decisions affecting the unit.
• Assigns, directs, and reviews the work of subordinate supervisors/other nursing personnel.
• Prepares formal answers to, and recommends the adjustment of, grievances and disciplinary matters.
• Prepares budget for assigned area or program and is responsible for adherence to approved budget and goals.
• Plans, assigns and reviews work of staff to ensure that group objectives are met.
• Hires, trains, develops, and manages staff to ensure that qualified staff exists to meet group objectives.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Education

BSN or higher

Master's in nursing or related field

Job description

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) in Chicago, IL seeks a Director of Patient Care Services for the Transplant Clinic, Post Transplant Care and Outreach. The Director will plan, direct, and evaluate clinical and operational activities to ensure safe, high‑quality patient care across the transplant continuum.

Reporting to the ACOO of Transplant Services, you will lead nursing practice, staffing, quality, safety, and regulatory compliance, while fostering