Nurse Manager - Physical Medicine & Rehab Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Patient Care Services is a leadership role that has comprehensive operational authority and responsibility for designated clinical area(s). Their responsibilities include: fiscal accountability, maintaining quality and regulatory standards, maintaining a high level of patient/family centered care and service, patient and staff satisfaction, program development, managing and developing teams, and ensuring integration with the clinical enterprise. Provides feedback, coaching and mentoring to less experienced peers and other members of the health care team. Vanderbilt Health offers a range of rehabilitation services, as well as complementary therapies to enhance our patient’s well-being. We manage and design treatment plans for patients with a wide range of injuries and illnesses, including: back pain, cancer, heart attack recovery, low vision, minor burns, chronic pain, etc.

Requirements

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
5 years
Master's

Nice To Haves

People Management (Intermediate)
Operations Planning (Intermediate)
Quality Management (Novice)
Business Results (Novice)
Compliance (Intermediate)
Leadership (Intermediate)

Responsibilities

Collaborates to operationalize the mission, strategic plan, budgets, resource allocation, operational plans, and policies for the PCC, Hospitals and Vanderbilt Clinic.
Prepares annual operating and capital budgets following established guidelines and using benchmark data.
Develops and monitors the implementation of area specific quality plan linked to organizational goals.
Directs activities to achieve operational plans with some near term effect on results of the department/area.
Identifies issues, gathers facts to resolve technical and operational problems.
Applies in-depth knowledge and skills of a professional/technical area and basic management knowledge to manage the work of the team.
Leads a complex department with a focus on implementation.
Typically executes on a short to medium term strategies.
Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.