Assistant Nurse Manager - Prep/Recovery - January 2027 Start - North Liberty Hospital
About The Position
University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a full-time Assistant Nurse Manager for Prep/Recovery at its North Liberty Campus. The position manages direct patient care nursing functions to ensure health services, medical care, health professions education, and evidence-based practice research programs are delivered effectively and efficiently. The role focuses on planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations and clinical and education programs within clinical departments. The position is expected to start no earlier than January 2027. The schedule is primarily day shift, Monday through Friday, between 07:00 and 17:30. Shift extensions and call may be required according to unit needs; weekends and holidays may also be required according to unit needs. The position is at the North Liberty Campus and is classified as Pay Grade 5A.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by the date of hire.
- Three years of progressing leadership responsibilities.
- Three years of RN experience in PACU, Prep/Recovery in an OR, or a procedural setting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and critical-thinking skills.
- Proficiency with computer software applications, such as Microsoft programs.
- Ability to manage time, organize workload, delegate, and demonstrate attention to detail and thoroughness.
- Ability to collaborate and develop effective interpersonal relationships with nursing staff, medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and other hospital departments.
- Effective teaching skills for staff and patient education.
- Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work or academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated, or demonstrated ability to do so.
- Professional nursing certification relevant to the position within one year of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a large academic medical center.
- Leadership and/or manager experience.
- Experience in a union environment.
- Specialty certification within one year of eligibility to sit for the exam.
- Master’s degree in a healthcare-related field.
Responsibilities
- Manage direct patient care nursing functions.
- Plan, organize, direct, evaluate, and improve health care operations and clinical and education programs.
- Manage human resources and financial matters.
- Manage planning and goal setting.
- Communicate and collaborate, including collaboration on education programs.
- Support service excellence and customer focus.
- Manage clinical service and department operations.
- Apply decision-making and critical-thinking skills.
- Manage performance.
- Achieve positive results.
Benefits
- Paid vacation.
- Sick leave.
- Health insurance options.
- Dental insurance options.
- Life insurance options.
- Disability insurance options.
- Generous employer contributions to retirement plans.
- Relocation assistance available to qualified applicants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
