Nurse Manager Radiology

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

1d•$262,023 - $278,080

About The Position

The Nurse Manager leads clinical nursing operations across UCSF Radiology sites, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care. The role serves as a leader and role model for professional nursing practice, promoting clinical excellence, staff engagement, and continuous improvement. The manager plans, administers, and manages personnel, fiscal, and material resources; develops operational goals, staffing models, and performance standards aligned with Radiology and Nursing priorities; and coordinates Radiology stakeholders to ensure consistency in training, workflow, safety, and quality practices. The Nurse Manager collaborates with Nursing Administration, Pharmacy, Regulatory Affairs, Infection Control, Emergency Services, and other departments to strengthen patient safety, compliance, and regulatory readiness. The role represents Radiology Nursing on institutional and medical center committees and contributes to initiatives that improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Responsibilities also include managing budgets and staffing, developing staff and emerging leaders, overseeing employee performance and labor relations matters, coordinating patient care operations, and serving as a clinical and operational resource to nursing staff.

Requirements

At least 5 years of clinical nursing experience, including 2 years in a radiology setting.
At least 2 years of nursing supervisory experience.
Three or more years of recent clinical experience in Diagnostic, Interventional, or Neuro Interventional Radiology.
Demonstrated hospital management skills and progressive expertise in patient care services.
Knowledge of disaster and critical-event management and strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Knowledge of relevant healthcare information technology, patient care workflows, and processes.
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical specialty concepts and handle sensitive matters.
Strong leadership, fiscal, and operations management skills, and ability to collaborate with physicians, managers, and multidisciplinary staff.
Ability to foster teamwork, collaboration, and consistent achievement of objectives.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to assess problems and develop effective solutions.
Highly developed organizational skills and ability to manage staff, multiple priorities, projects, and locations in a changing environment; ability to delegate effectively.
Knowledge of human resources management policies and ability to train, monitor, evaluate, and document employee performance and issues.
Knowledge of regulatory, legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance requirements.
Knowledge of radiation safety, procedural sedation, and pre- and post-procedure care in imaging or interventional settings.
Current knowledge of nursing practices, radiologic advancements, compliance and accreditation requirements, health and safety guidelines, imaging technology, procedural care, and patient safety.
Knowledge of quality assurance methods and ability to apply them in designing quality systems.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
Current American Heart Association CPR Certification (BLS).
Current American Heart Association ACLS Certification.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing or equivalent combination of experience and training.
Experience supervising in a union environment.
Experience in Interventional and Neuro Interventional Radiology.
Experience in an Advanced Practice Nursing role.
Experience in an Academic Medical Center.
Experience in a large academic medical setting and ambulatory care.
Experience using EMR-Epic/APeX.
Ambulatory Certified RN or certification in a specialty area, such as Certified Radiology Nurse (CRN).
Nursing Professional Development Certification.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and monitor patient care delivery to ensure quality and compliance with policies, regulations, and accepted practices.
Partner with managers across services to implement care coordination policies and procedures for all patient populations.
Represent the department or unit on interdisciplinary committees addressing patient care, patient satisfaction, workforce quality, workflow efficiency, and clinical information systems.
Mentor emerging nurse leaders and support leadership development plans and resources.
Manage the unit cost-effectively and plan and account for annual operating and capital budgets.
Develop staff participation in collaborative decision-making and shared governance, promoting exchange of ideas to improve nursing and patient care outcomes.
Recruit, evaluate, discipline, and develop employees; foster teamwork and collaborate with educators and leaders to assess nursing competencies.
Work with IT managers to plan and implement patient care information systems.
Determine staffing needs, monitor nursing unit and service performance, and coordinate patient care activities with other units and departments.
Collaborate with labor relations on bargaining-unit issues and local contract negotiations; oversee resolution of human resources, employee safety, risk management, and labor relations issues.
Manage departmental operations, resource utilization, workflows, staffing, and scheduling according to patient census and acuity; address complex operational issues and ensure compliance with institutional, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Serve as a clinical and operational resource to nursing staff, providing guidance on complex care issues, policies, technologies, and regulatory requirements.
Coordinate nursing operations across UCSF Radiology sites and promote consistent training, workflow, safety, and quality practices.
Collaborate with internal departments and represent Radiology Nursing on institutional and medical center committees related to quality, radiation safety, and clinical operations.