Assistant Nurse Manager - Stead Family Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. 

Position Specific Summary:

The Assistant Nurse Manager on Pediatric Intensive Care Unit interfaces with the administrative and clinical nursing staff to provide leadership in improving and maintaining the delivery of care processes for a specific unit and/or patient populations.  The Assistant Nurse Manager assumes delegated responsibility for implementation of daily operations for specific units and/or patient populations.

• 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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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—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.^®

Position Responsibilities: 

• Hire or assist in hiring nursing unit staff through effective and timely recommendations
• Develop and manage the talents, strengths and behaviors of assigned staff as directed by nurse manager
• Completes staff evaluations, for assigned staff, on time with written, solid justification.
• Assure staff members are compliant with competencies, policies, procedures and regulations
• Understand and apply appropriately the provisions in the union contracts
• Actively help manage operating expenses for the unit name/ clinic name by monitoring the unit/clinic’s operating budget.
• Review financial reports and provide insights to budget variances to nurse leaders.
• Recommend budget ideas, resources and cost containment strategies
• Collaborate with nurse leaders to identify Quality Management and patient satisfaction opportunities for improvement
• Implement and maintain standards and quality plans
• Engage staff in meeting plan goals
• Supervise care delivery and assist in coordinating patient care teams on the unit
• Serve as a resource for patient care problems.
• May provide some patient care
• Collaborate with nursing leaders to develop and implement unit/clinic or division strategic plans
• Communicate with physicians, staff and other health care providers on a regular basis to promote effective and efficient operations within the unit/clinic.
• Communicate with patients, families, and staff to address and resolve issues
• Provide evaluative feedback for staff members and health care students
• Work with clinical instructors/educators to facilitate clinical education experiences
• Support unit evidence based practice research initiatives