Job Posting for Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical Oncology Unit (4JPP) - 100% Days at Medical Surgical Oncology Unit (4JPP) - 100% Days - Jobs@UIOWA Careers
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.®
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:
We are seeking an energetic, passionate, and dedicated nurse leader to provide managerial and clinical leadership for our Medical Surgical Oncology Inpatient Unit (4JPP). This person will be responsible for ensuring that all staff have the education, resources, and support to provide safe, high-quality patient care. As a member of our Medical Surgical Services (MSS) division nursing leadership team, this person will be expected to work collaboratively with staff and leaders across the organization to meet unit, departmental, and organizational goals. 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 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 diverse 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
Percent of Time: 100% Schedule: 40 hours per week, primarily Monday-Friday 0700-1530 Location: 4 John Pappajohn Pavilion, University Campus Rotations: Holiday, evening, and weekend unit resource 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
For more information about Why Iowa?, click here
Required Qualifications:
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 or ability to obtain an Iowa license upon hire
Considerable 3-5 years of experience in nursing leadership and management experience required
Demonstrated experience with patient/family satisfaction initiatives including modeling service excellence principles/standards
Demonstrated skill in leadership/management and experience in clinical practice required
Experience with unit operations including human resources, financial management, and compliance with regulatory environment with various federal and state agencies and the Joint Commission
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies/vendors, and the community
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
Must be proficient in computer software applications
Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills
Recent experience in clinical practice
Desired Qualifications:
Experience working in large academic medical center
Experience working in a union environment
Experience working with oncology and urology patients and providers
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
Please include a resume with your submission. 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 the Kylie Guy at kylie-guy@uiowa.edu.
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.
Keep a pulse on the job market with advanced job matching technology.
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution.
Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right.
Surveys & Data Sets
Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs that are on the Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical Oncology Unit (4JPP) - 100% Days career path.
Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.
Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical Oncology Unit (4JPP) - 100% Days.
Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles
Skills Library
Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical Oncology Unit (4JPP) - 100% Days jobs in the Iowa, IA area that may be a better fit.
We don't have any other Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical Oncology Unit (4JPP) - 100% Days jobs in the Iowa, IA area right now.