Nurse Manager - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

About the Role

Position Specific Summary: Provide managerial and clinical leadership for Pediatric Intensive Care and Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Units. Ensure that all staff provide safe clinical care and have the education, methods and resources to accomplish their performance objectives. Positions in this job family usually have limited involvement in direct patient care and focus their efforts in planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical education programs and research programs of clinical and health service departments. Classification Title: Nursing Manager. Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific (P&S). Work Modality: On Campus. Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH), Iowa City, Iowa.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop and manage the performance of staff in a departmental unit or functional division
• Prepare budget or assist in development; provide projections and recommendations. Manage financial data and monitor budget to meet goals. Resolve budget discrepancies
• Identify trends and determine QA priorities. Develop quality standards. Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectation.
• Develop, implement, and monitor plan to enhance patient satisfaction
• Identify needs, trends, and forecasts in order to provide quality patient care
• Develop action plans for unit that meet strategic goals; provide progress reports to department director or director of clinical functions
• Advocate for needs of unit with healthcare leaders; may collaborate with medical director of unit regarding program development process improvements and equipment budgets
• Provide clinical education to develop staff competency. Oversee clinical education activities and agreements with other educational institutions
• Knowledge of and ability to manage effective and smooth operations in a clinical service or department by utilizing various management principles and techniques
• Understanding of the issues related to the decision‑making process; ability to analyze situations fully and accurately, and reach productive decisions
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare and clinical research practices
• Ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and