Nurse Manager - House Operations Manager - Adult Inpatient 100% Night Shifts, Monday - Friday

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to establish and/or maintain efficient and effective systems to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Identify trends and determine quality initiatives and priorities.
• Monitor and maintain unit operating budget within specified targets.
• Analyze variances and create action plans to take corrective action.
• Understand financial implications of collective bargaining agreements.
• Follow and apply leave management policies.
• Knowledgeable of and implement human resources policies/procedures and provisions in the collective bargaining agreements.
• Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations.
• Review patient satisfaction data and develop, implement, and evaluate plan(s) to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Ensure units are survey ready.
• Monitor/evaluate goal implementation and provide progress reports to nursing leadership.
• Advocate for needs of unit with healthcare leaders.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary participation in clinical problem solving.
• 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.

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+ years) of nursing leadership experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 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.
• 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.

Desired Qualifications

• Recent ICU and/or Emergency Medicine experience.
• Experience working in large academic medical center.