Nurse Manager - Stead Family Children's Hospital - Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center (L11)

apartment University of Iowa Healthcare location_onIowa City, IA, US

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 L11 Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center (clinic and inpatient). Ensures 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: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH)

Rotations: Off shift call per unit guidelines

P&S Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/professional-and-scientific-compensation

Benefits Highlights

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 (3-5 years) experience and demonstrated skill in leadership/management roles
Experience with unit operations including human resources, financial management, quality management 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 or children's hospital
Experience working with pediatric hematology / oncology patients including chemotherapy administration in ambulatory and inpatient settings
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 working in union environment

Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 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 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

Additional Information

Classification Title: Nursing Manager
Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
Schedule: Full-time

Compensation

Pay Level: 6A

Contact Information

Organization: Healthcare
Contact Name: Megan Garton
Contact Email: megan-garton@uiowa.edu

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