Clinical Manager - Gastroenterology

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physicians on accomplishing Practice goals: financial targets, quality/patient satisfaction targets.
• Keeps physicians informed on progress toward goal accomplishment.
• Communicates with physicians organizational initiatives, policies, and assists them in interpretation and working within organizational parameters.
• Organizes/budgets resources (people, equipment, materials) to deliver effective patient care.
• Reviews department goals and arranges work to accomplish goals.
• Develops short range targets as indicators toward reaching goals.
• Reviews financial and patient outcomes and assures outcomes fall within acceptable pre-determined limits.
• Trends data and investigates outliers to determine if action is warranted for correction and prevention.
• Evaluates department data against performance benchmarks and goals established and works with the clinical team to implement performance improvement.
• Plans for acquisition, alignment, and engagement of human resources through selection, on-boarding, coaching, appraisal, and development.
• Sets up an environment with emphasis on team work in accomplishing the mission and goals of the Practice and MPAS.
• Member of the Management Team, representing their Practice to other MPAS management associates.
• May participate in Ad Hoc or Standing Committees.
• Represents MPAS in the community at large.
• Functions as a clinical/management resource and leader for the clinical team and physicians.
• Performs the duties of the triage nurse, staff nurse, or medical assistant as necessary.
• Consults and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Provides professional clinical leadership, maintain/delegate work schedule for nursing department staff, delegate tasks, monitor overtime and adjust schedules accordingly, approve time off requests for clinical team as needed and adjust schedule as needed, assist in annual employee evaluations, coordinate department meetings as needed, delegate nursing tasks, monitor budgetary constraints, maintain DMG policy and procedures, doctor/patient liaison, maintain patient confidentiality, assure OSHA/Safety compliance.
• Available to other office clinical and non-clinical staff to answer questions and provide assistance as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Registered Nursing program.
• Must have a current CPR certification and a current and valid Illinois Nurse License.
• Knowledge of nursing skills in accordance with nursing standards in the Nurse Practice Act.
• At least five years professional nursing experience.
• Inpatient and outpatient experience helpful.
• Charge nurse, lead nurse, or some other supervisory experience desired.