House Operations Manager (Nursing) - Children's and Women's Services

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

7h

About The Position

Provide managerial and clinical leadership for Children’s and Women’s Services Nursing Division. 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.

Requirements

• Master's in Nursing is required. If Master's Degree is in related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is Required.
• If candidate does not have a Master's Degree they will be strongly encouraged to obtain an advanced degree in nursing, business administration, or healthcare administration. within 5 years of starting position.
• Current License to practice nursing in Iowa
• Considerable (2-3 years) experience and demonstrated skill in leadership/management roles
• Recent experience in clinical practice
• At least two years' experience in pediatric acute care nursing or OB acute care nursing
• Experience with unit operations including human resources, financial management, quality initiatives, and compliance with regulatory environment with various federal and state agencies and the Joint Commission
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies/vendors, and the community
• Experience modeling service excellence principles/standards
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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
• Experience working in large academic medical center
• Experience with pediatric medical/surgical subspecialty physicians in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience with pediatric or neonatal critical care patients
• Experience working in union environment
• Ability to problem solve and manage resources, across multiple areas

Responsibilities

• Hire, Develop and manage the performance of staff in a departmental uni 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
• Collaborate with research staff to assure clinical and research needs are met

Benefits

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager