Assistant Nurse Manager - Main Operating Room - North Liberty Hospital

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a full-time Assistant Nurse Manager for the Main Operating Room at its North Liberty Campus. The role provides managerial and clinical leadership to ensure staff deliver safe clinical care and have the education, methods, and resources needed to meet performance objectives. The Assistant Nurse Manager supports staff hiring, development, performance management, retention, scheduling, and professional growth under the direction of the Nurse Manager. The role also helps manage operating and departmental budgets, staffing plans, expenses, and cost-containment strategies; supports quality management, patient satisfaction, service excellence, and evidence-based nursing practice; and coordinates patient-care teams and clinical education. The position may provide some patient care. The schedule is primarily day shift, Monday through Friday, between 0645 and 1515, with shift extensions and call as needed. Weekend and holiday work may also be required based on unit needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa by date of hire.
At least 1 year of nursing experience with demonstrated leadership skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with computer software applications, such as Microsoft programs.
Demonstrated time management, workload organization, delegation, attention to detail, and thoroughness.
Ability to collaborate and develop effective interpersonal relationships with nursing staff, medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and other hospital departments.
Demonstrated effective teaching skills for staff and patient education.
Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work or academic environment for people of all backgrounds and perspectives, 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.
Experience in a union environment.

Responsibilities

Provide managerial and clinical leadership to ensure safe clinical care and staff readiness to meet performance objectives.
Hire or assist with hiring nursing unit staff and provide timely recommendations.
Develop and manage assigned staff talents, strengths, and behaviors; assist with promotions, transfers, and disciplinary matters as directed by the Nurse Manager.
Coach staff in team decision-making and customer-service improvement; recognize contributions to service excellence.
Complete timely staff evaluations with written justification and ensure staff compliance with competencies, policies, procedures, and regulations.
Apply union contract provisions appropriately and foster recruitment and retention of qualified staff.
Encourage staff to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations.
Monitor unit operating expenses, review financial reports, explain budget variances, and recommend budget and cost-containment strategies.
Participate in unit and division budget preparation, staffing-plan development, equipment and furniture replacement planning, service-contract review, and assessment of new supply costs.
Monitor departmental account expenditures, identify irregularities, and recommend corrective action, including for educational funds, P-card purchases, and accounts payable.
Collaborate with nursing leaders to identify quality-management and patient-satisfaction improvement opportunities; implement and maintain standards and quality plans.
Identify process inefficiencies and develop improvements; make sound judgments based on objective information.
Create a motivating workplace, encourage staff career-development goals, and engage staff in achieving plan goals.
Supervise care delivery and help coordinate patient-care teams to promote customer service and continuity of care; assist with flexible staffing and reprioritization.
Serve as a resource for patient-care problems and may provide patient care.
Collaborate with nursing leaders on unit, clinic, or division strategic plans and use customer feedback in service planning and delivery.
Communicate regularly with physicians, staff, other health-care providers, patients, and families to support operations and resolve issues.
Use human-resources and budgetary information to make recommendations to the Nurse Manager and/or directors/clinical functions.
Provide evaluative feedback to staff and health-care students; coach staff on standards of care, professional development, specialty and clinical certifications, and regulatory requirements.
Work with clinical instructors and educators to facilitate clinical education experiences.
Pursue continuous learning and skill enhancement.
Support evidence-based practice and quality-management initiatives, and support nursing-care changes based on evidence.