Assistant Nurse Manager - Stead Family Children's Hospital - NICU L8

About the role

The Assistant Nurse Manager on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit manages direct care nursing functions to assure that health services, medical care, medical/health professions education, and evidence-based practice research programs are delivered effectively and efficiently. Positions in this job family will have direct patient care responsibilities. Efforts will focus on planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical and education programs of clinical departments.

Responsibilities

• Perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager
• Manage direct care nursing functions to assure effective and efficient delivery of health services, medical care, medical/health professions education, and evidence-based practice research programs
• Plan, organize, direct, evaluate, and improve health care operations, clinical and education programs of clinical departments

Required Qualifications

• Baccalaureate in Nursing
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa (required by date of hire)
• Minimum 1 year current or recent (within the last 12 months) experience in inpatient neonatal nursing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills, decision making, and critical thinking skills
• Proficiency with computer software applications (such as Microsoft programs)
• Demonstrates time management, organization of workload, delegation, attention to detail and thoroughness
• Collaborates and develops effective interpersonal relationships with nursing staff, medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and other hospital departments
• Demonstrates effective teaching skills for staff and patient education
• 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

Desirable Qualifications

• Current experience managing/leading transitions in care
• Knowledge of UI and UI Health Care policies, procedures, and regulations
• Experience working in a large academic medical center
• Experience working in a union environment
• Certification in Neonatal Nursing

Schedule

• 100% full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
• Weekend call rotation

Location

Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH), Iowa City, Iowa

Pay and Benefits

• Regular salaried position
• P&S Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/professional-and-scientific-pay-structure
• 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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