Nurse Leader, Neurology

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plan

Tuition subsidy

Paid time off

Job summary

Indiana University in Indianapolis seeks a Nurse Supervisor to lead clinical nursing teams within the Neurology division. The role involves directing nursing staff, coordinating schedules, ensuring resources, and maintaining high-quality patient care in a complex outpatient setting.

The position emphasizes strong supervisory skills, safety, and efficiency, with responsibilities across staffing, protocols, and collaboration with multiple departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
• 3 years of related experience required.
• Management and supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall supervision and administrative direction to all clinical nursing activities.
• Plans and coordinates the schedules and responsibilities of the nursing staff in the unit.
• Provides staff with adequate workspace and materials; coordinates recruitment, training, performance appraisals, and discipline.
• Supervises the daily activities of the nursing staff; ensures supplies are available.
• Coordinates patient scheduling and ensures rooms and nursing staff are available.
• Prepares new protocols and oversees that procedures are implemented and samples are handled properly.

Skills

Ability to lead/manage others

Effective leadership skills

Customer service skills

Ability to work safely and efficiently

Commitment to quality

Flexibility in fast-paced environment

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

NEUROLOGY (IN-NEUR-IUINA)

The Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine (IUSM) Department of Neurology has a rich tradition in academic neurology with a national reputation in neurological education and neuroscience research. The department is located in the IU Health Neuroscience Center, a state-of-the-art outpatient center that unites all the specialties that involve nervous system disorders: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology, and Neuroradiology. It is also home of the main outpatient Neurophysiology laboratory at IU Health. The adjoining IUSM Neurosciences Research Building enables clinicians, basic scientists, and clinician-scientists to collaborate in an environment that is rarely achieved in academic medicine.

• Provides overall supervision and administrative direction to all clinical nursing activities. Provides supervision of research personnel and support staff.
• Performs various personnel functions including recruitment, project assignments, training, performance appraisals, and discipline.
• Provides staff with adequate workspace and materials. Plans and coordinates the schedules and responsibilities of the nursing staff in the unit.
• Supervises the daily activities of the nursing staff.
• Ensures that special supplies are available.
• Coordinates patient scheduling and ensures that rooms and nursing staff are available.
• Prepares new protocols. Oversees that procedures are implemented, samples are properly taken and in a timely manner, as well as proper handling and shipping of samples.
• Generates ideas for improvement of the section and increased functioning. Assists in the implementation of approved changes.
• Expands knowledge base and keep abreast with new nursing developments by attending continuing education meetings, lectures, training sessions, and conferences.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree in nursing

Work Experience

Required

• 3 years of related experience

Preferred

• Management experience
• Supervisory experience

Licenses and Certificates

Required

• Registered nurse issued by the state of Indiana upon date of hire

Skills

Required

• Ability to lead/manage others
• Effective leadership skills
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Ability to work safely and efficiently
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities

This role requires sedentary work as well as extended durations of moving about the workplace. It requires the ability to move objects and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and the ability to discern between various objects and devices and to position patients. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Operational

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Health Services

Job Family: Nursing

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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