Nurse Manager: Operations & Quality Leader

UI Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UI Health in Chicago seeks a Nurse Manager who will oversee day-to-day department operations, lead clinical teams, and drive quality and safety initiatives. The role requires strong leadership, research-minded practice, and collaboration with physicians and staff to optimize patient care and resource use.

The Administrative Nurse III will guide staffing, performance evaluation, and policy updates, ensuring compliance and high-quality clinical outcomes across shifts.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.
• Minimum of five years clinical experience, preferably in an academic health care setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current AHA BLS/CPR and other required unit specific certifications.
• Effective communication skills (oral and written) that facilitate therapeutic relationships between patients, family, and health care providers.
• Intermediate computer skills with the ability to become proficient in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) with on-the-job training.
• Excellent attendance, interpersonal skills and work history required.
• Nationally certified through ANCC approved certifier, or within 6 months of hire in an area relevant to their clinical area.

Responsibilities

• Assist in ongoing evaluation of set practice, staff competencies, and implementation of best practice measures to ensure delivery of quality patient care.
• Acts as a professional leadership role model.
• Ability to work flexible shifts and days when required.
• Promotes and supports Shared Leadership as the selected method of nursing governance.
• Actively participates in organizational communication processes through timely review and response to electronic and written messages.
• Demonstrates competency of all departmental IS applications.
• Establishment of regular communication processes with physicians, nurses, and leadership to review current status, variances, resolutions, and programs as needed.
• Participates in process and quality improvement of nursing systems.
• Participates in developing and implementing quality indicators.
• Collaborates with hospital leadership in the management of house wide patient flow and capacity.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

EHR computer skills

Attendance & reliability

Leadership presence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

ANCC certification

Job description

UI Health in Chicago seeks a Nurse Manager who will oversee day-to-day department operations, lead clinical teams, and drive quality and safety initiatives. The role requires strong leadership, research-minded practice, and collaboration with physicians and staff to optimize patient care and resource use.

The Administrative Nurse III will guide staffing, performance evaluation, and policy updates, ensuring compliance and high-quality clinical outcomes across shifts.