Nurse Manager - General Surgery, Plastics, Burn (Perioperative)

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan contributions

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Nursing is seeking a Nurse Manager to provide leadership and management of the Nursing team in delivering safe, quality, family-centered patient care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. Position responsibilities include managing perioperative general surgery, plastics, burn units, staffing, budgeting, quality initiatives and education.

Required master’s degree in nursing, Iowa license and leadership experience in perioperative care are

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing is required.
• If Master’s Degree is in related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is required.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license by date of hire is required.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop and manage staff performance.
• Prepare and manage budgets; monitor financial data and budget goals.
• Identify QA priorities; develop quality standards and patient satisfaction plans.
• Provide clinical education to develop staff competency.
• Ensure safe clinical care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership/management

Staff development

Communication

Strategic planning

Quality improvement

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Iowa nursing license

Tools

Computer software proficiency

EHR systems

Job description

The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Nursing is seeking a Nurse Manager to provide leadership and management of the Nursing team in delivering safe, quality, family-centered patient care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Position Specific Summary

Provide managerial and clinical leadership for the Perioperative General Surgery, Plastics, Burn unit. 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

• 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
• 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

Percent of Time: 100%

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Days

Location: Main University Hospital

Rotations : Monday-Friday, day hours with evenings, nights, and weekends, as necessary. Administrative on-call rotation for the division.

• 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
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Education or Equivalency Required:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing is required. If Master’s Degree is in related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is required
• If qualified applicant does not have Master’s Degree in Nursing, the applicant must obtain an advanced degree in nursing, health care administration, or business administration within five years of beginning this position
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license by date of hire is required

Required Qualifications:

• Recent experience in clinical practice
• Considerable (3 years) experience and demonstrated skill in leadership/management roles
• At least two years’ experience in surgery/perioperative
• Experience with unit operations including human resources, financial management,qualitymanagement and patient satisfaction initiatives, staff engagement, and regulatory compliance with various federal and state agencies and the Joint Commission
• Demonstrated experience with patient/family satisfaction initiatives including modeling service excellence principles/standards and staff engagement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies/vendors, and the community
• 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
• Must be proficient in computer software applications
• Experience modeling service excellence principles/standards
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives

Desired Qualifications:

• At least two years of experience pediatric nursing at an academic medical center
• Experience working with medical/surgical subspecialty physicians in a multidisciplinary environment
• 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
• Experience working in large academic medical center
• Experience with pediatric code and rapid response teams
• Experience working in union environment

Job openings are posted for a minimum of14calendar 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 Nursing Recruitment at 319-356-2285.

Successful candidates will be required to self- disclose any conviction history and subject to a criminal background check.

References:

• Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process

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 .