Nurse Manager (RN) - Children's Primary Care Clinic

UVA Health; Virginia; On-site; USD 106,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Generous Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings

Disability insurance

Health Savings Plans / Flexible Spend

Certification and Education Support

Job summary

UVA Health is seeking a nurse leader to oversee ambulatory operations, driving professional nursing practice and patient care delivery. The role partners with Medical Director and Patient Access leadership to optimize access, efficiency, productivity, patient experience, and team engagement in ambulatory clinics.

The position emphasizes budgeting, staffing, staff development, performance management, and continuous improvement, guided by UVA Health standards and AONL competencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited program; Master's degree in a related field within 5 years of hire.
• 3 years of progressively responsible RN experience in patient care required.
• Virginia RN license; AHA BLS certification; Virginia driver’s license for managers with multi-location responsibility; specialty certification required within 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Create, monitor, and analyze budgets; explain variances and participate in capital budgeting.
• Develop staffing models to support practice and provider templates.
• Interview, mentor, and evaluate clinical and administrative staff.
• Oversee onboarding, orientation, and evaluation processes.
• Manage performance and professional development; conduct formal appraisals.
• Promote retention strategies and staff recognition.
• Lead performance improvement activities and analyze KPIs.
• Address patient experience data and implement improvement plans.
• Advance evidence-based practices and monitor patient safety.
• Support innovation through tech-enabled care and information systems.
• Drive project management and strategic planning within Ambulatory Operations.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and culture competence.
• Ensure workplace safety and regulatory readiness.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Budgeting

Staffing models

Performance feedback

Change management

Education

BSN from accredited program

MSN or related field within 5 years

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Manages the practice of professional nursing and patient care delivery within Ambulatory Operations. Provides clinical supervision and is responsible for daily operations of ambulatory clinic(s). Primary responsibilities include human resource management, financial management, and performance improvement activities. Works collaboratively with the Medical Director and Patient Access leadership to optimize patient access, operational efficiency, practice productivity, patient satisfaction and team member engagement.

All responsibilities are fulfilled consistent with the mission, vision, and values of UVA Health and grounded by the American Organization of Nurse Leader Core Competencies.

• Creates, monitors, and analyzes budgets to explain variances and conduct ongoing evaluation of productivity, and participates in capital budgeting process
• Develops and implements staffing models and plans to support within and top of scope practice and to support provider templates and patient population needs
• Interviews, selects, mentors, and evaluates clinical and administrative team members
• Facilitates orientation and onboarding activities, evaluation effectiveness of orientation
• Responsible for continuous performance management and professional development of clinical team members and conducts formal performance appraisals
• Administers corrective performance counseling and administrative action appropriately
• Assesses team member satisfaction and develops and implements strategies to promote retention and to recognize and reward team members
• Leads performance improvement activities, identifying key performance indicators, evaluating performance data, and responding to outcome measure findings
• Assesses patient experience data and develops strategies to address satisfaction issues
• Promotes evidence-based practices, monitors patient safety, reports adverse events, and facilitates real-time-root-cause problem solving
• Supports a culture of innovation by integrating technology into patient care processes and using information systems to support business decisions
• Facilitates change and participates in project management and strategic planning activities within Ambulatory Operations to enhance the UVA Health strategic plan
• Builds and maintains strong interdisciplinary relationships through influence, communication, collaboration, and shared decision-making and understands components of culture competence as applicable to the healthcare workforce
• Monitors and promotes workplace safety requirements and maintains survey and regulatory readiness
• Practices ethical behavior and supports nursing standards and scopes of practice
• Maintains clinical competency to provide patient care as needed
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program, Master's degree in related field within 5 years of hire.

Experience: 3 years of progressively more responsible experience as a registered nurse in a patient care environment required.

Licensure: License to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Valid Virginia Driver's license required for managers with responsibility operations in multiple locations. Must have applicable specialty certification at hire or within 3 years.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The pay range for this role is $106,454.40 - $141,211.20 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings
• Long-term and Short-term Disability
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and Education Support

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as "High Performing" in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children's is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

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