Nurse Manager - Adult Acute Care Unit (2JCP)

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe benefits package including paid

Job summary

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a Nurse Manager for the Adult Acute Care Unit (2JCP) in Iowa City. The role provides leadership to ensure safe clinical care and resources for staff to meet performance objectives, with a focus on planning, organizing and improving health care operations.

The Nurse Manager will guide a 30-bed medical-surgical unit, oversee staffing, budgets, care coordination, and quality initiatives while mentoring staff and supporting education of health care students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing required; Master's preferred or Doctorate.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa.
• Nurse leadership experience in acute/critical care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop and manage staff performance in perioperative setting.
• Prepare and monitor budget; analyze variances and action plans.
• Lead to ensure optimal patient outcomes; establish quality initiatives.
• Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity; monitor satisfaction.
• Assess care coordination; ensure flexible staffing and continuity of care.
• Develop action plans to meet strategic goals and report progress to nursing leadership.
• Advocate for unit needs; encourage multidisciplinary problem solving and best practices.
• Educate and mentor staff; support education of healthcare students.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Quality improvement

Staff development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Master's in Nursing

DNP/PhD in Nursing

Job description

Nurse Manager - Adult Acute Care Unit (2JCP)

University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide managerial and clinical leadership to inpatient unit to assure 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.

The Adult Acute Care Unit (2JCP) is part of UI Health Care's Medical Surgical Services (MSS) division. The Adult Acute Care Unit is a 30-bed, medical surgical unit. We serve a variety of patient populations, including the Family Medicine service along with specialized surgical patients. The surgical patients include otolaryngology (ENT), oral surgery, and plastic reconstructive surgery. We are able to provide our patients with all private rooms, which allows for a more comfortable experience for both patients and their families. We have a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team that helps to provide excellent patient care to all patients on our unit. Our goal is to provide each patient an individualized care plan, and provide them the support and care they need and deserve.

Key Areas of Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Hire, develop and manage the performance of staff in perioperative setting. Responsible for talent management of staff and identify succession plan strategies. Follow and apply leave management policies. Knowledgeable of and implement human resources policies/procedures and provisions in the collective bargaining agreements
• Prepare budget or assist in development; provide projections and recommendations. Monitor and maintain unit/clinic operating budget within specified targets. Analyze variances and create action plans to take corrective action. Understand financial implications of collective bargaining agreements
• Provide leadership to establish and/or maintain efficient and effective systems to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Identify trends and determine quality initiatives and priorities
• Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations. Review patient satisfaction data and develop, implement, and evaluate plan(s) to enhance patient satisfaction. Ensure unit/clinic is survey ready
• Assess care coordination within multidisciplinary team to maximize patient satisfaction and continuity of care. Identify needs, trends, and forecasts in order to provide quality patient care and ensure appropriate flex staffing
• Develop action plans for the unit/clinic or division that meets health care strategic goals
• Monitor/evaluate goal implementation and provide progress reports to nursing leadership
• Advocate for needs of unit/clinic with healthcare leaders. Facilitate multidisciplinary participation in clinical problem solving. Utilize unit councils to identify opportunities for improvement and innovative models of care using a multidisciplinary team to impact patient outcomes
• Educate and mentor staff in the management of complex patient care issues. Provide clinical education and coaching to develop staff competency and professionalism. Participate in and support education of health care students
• Encourage staff to participate in evidence-based practice research initiatives and incorporate best practices into unit operations
• Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, ages, etc.
• Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in a variety of situations while producing results
• Ability to meet or exceed customer service needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external customers
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply, policies and practices for planning and administering a budget
• 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 organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance
• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

Education Requirements:

• 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

Current license to practice nursing in Iowa

Experience Qualifications:

• 3+ years of nursing leadership and management experience
• Demonstrated skill in leadership/management
• Current experience in intermediate or critical care clinical practice.3-5 years of experience is preferred
• Professional 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 so
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
• Must be proficient in computer software applications

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

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in large academic medical center
• Experience working in union environment
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact the Tiffany Perkins at [e-mail].

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.This position is not eligible for university sponsorship for employment authorization.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Nursing Manager
• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Compensation

Contact Information

• Contact Name: Tiffany Perkins

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail] . For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543 .