Nurse Manager I - Primary Care

Job Summary

In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for implementing best practice models; implementing patient care delivery systems and practice standards in one or more locations; investigating and resolving patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services; collaborating with physicians, outside healthcare providers, and other health care team members to achieve optimal and safe patient care across the continuum; monitoring resource needs in assigned clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; monitoring the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and medications; fostering a safe environment for patients and employees; maintaining clinical expertise of self and/or team, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care in the unit; delegating tasks and duties that are aligned to scope of practice; and performing clinical duties as required.

About the Role

Collaborates with Nursing Clinical Practice to ensure assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides developmental opportunities for others;
• Buils collaborative, cross-functional relationships;
• Solicits and acts on performance feedback;
• Works closely with employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement;
• Pursues professional growth;
• Develops and provides training and development to talent for growth opportunities;
• Supports execution of performance management guidelines and expectations;
• Leads, adapts, implements, and stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices, processes, and industry trends;
• Fosters open dialogue amongst team members, engages, motivates, and promotes collaboration within and across teams;
• Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate;
• Provides appropriate support, guidance, and scope;
• Encourages development and consideration of options in decision making;
• Manages designated work unit or team by translating business plans into tactical action items;
• Oversees the completion of work assignments and identifies opportunities for improvement;
• Ensures all policies and procedures are followed;
• Manages ambulatory operations to support patient care by:
• Driving implementation of action items and supporting compliance with timelines and financial commitments;
• Using and providing feedback on standard reports and identifying needed ad hoc reporting to meet specific client needs related to workflow and performance targets;
• Providing feedback as needed on data collection, reviewing data, and translating reports into short-term operational initiatives;
• Managing human resources activities related to recruitment, creating and ensuring the use of standardized procedures and processes for employee management;
• Designing survey and compliance readiness activities, including mock rounds and mitigating issues, to maintain compliance and regulatory standards and developing procedures for preparing audit documentation, information, and reports;
• Assisting in the development and management of their departments budget, expenditures, and payroll with input from a higher-level leader.
• Ensures standardized care delivery by:
• Developing strategic partnerships with physicians and subject matter experts and managing complex work streams and implementing strategic initiatives with significant program impact;
• Using data and analysis to ensure strategic alignment while developing and implementing plans;
• Proactively monitoring and managing daily operational activities involving patient care management;
• Managing resources in clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization;
• Managing multidisciplinary ambulatory team(s);
• Implementing emergency preparedness programs and ensuring the teams emergency preparedness and recovery plans are current and that staff are trained and know what is expected during and after an emergency;
• Leading project teams, initiatives and monitoring implementation and delivery on objectives.
• Manages improvements to patient-centered operations and technology processes by:
• Defining issues and overseeing the development of goals and priorities for strategic projects designed to remediate issues and improve quality, service, affordability, and/or operating efficiency;
• Applying a structured approach for identifying root causes and implementing solutions to improve the performance of operations system processes;
• Ensuring performance metrics used to monitor the success of strategic improvement projects are tied to strategic department initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) AND minimum three (3) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field;
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports;
• Minimum two (2) years of customer or member/patient service experience;
• Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire;
• Basic Life Support required at hire;
• Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) OR Master's degree in a business, nursing, health care, or directly related field and Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred;
• Two (2) years of project/program management and/or implementation-related experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• (Core) Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management;
• Attention to Detail;
• Business Knowledge;
• Communication;
• Constructive Feedback;
• Critical Thinking;
• Cross-Group Collaboration;
• Decision Making;
• Dependability;
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support;
• Drives Results;
• Facilitation Skills;
• Health Care Industry;
• Influencing Others;
• Integrity;
• Leadership;
• Learning Agility;
• Organizational Savvy;
• Problem Solving;
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall;
• Strategic Thinking;
• Team Building;
• Teamwork;
• Topic-Specific Communication Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• (Functional) Emergency Preparedness;
• Evidence-Based Medicine Principles;
• Licensure Principles;
• Nursing Principles;
• Patient Safety;
• Change Management;
• Confidentiality;
• Conflict Resolution;
• Human Resources Systems;
• Legal And Regulatory Requirements;
• Microsoft Office;
• Outcome Driven Innovation;
• Stakeholder Management;
• Training

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports
• Minimum two (2) years of customer or member/patient service experience
• Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire