Nurse Manager - General Surgery, Plastics, Burn (Surgery Center)

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Nursing, is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead and manage the nursing team in delivering safe, quality, family-centered care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. The role provides managerial and clinical leadership for the Perioperative General Surgery, Plastics, Burn unit, ensuring staff have the education, methods, and resources needed to provide safe clinical care and meet performance objectives. The position focuses primarily on planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving healthcare operations and clinical education, with limited involvement in direct patient care. The position is a regular salaried role based at Main University Hospital, Surgery Center, John Colloton Pavilion, in Iowa City, Iowa. It is 100% time, scheduled for 40 hours per week, generally Monday through Friday during daytime hours, with evenings, nights, weekends, and an administrative on-call rotation as necessary.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing. If the master’s degree is in a related field, a Baccalaureate in Nursing is required.
If the applicant does not have a master’s degree in Nursing, they must obtain an advanced degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or business administration within five years of beginning the position.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa, or ability to obtain an Iowa license by the date of hire.
Recent experience in clinical practice.
Three years of experience and demonstrated skill in leadership or management roles.
At least two years of experience in surgery or perioperative care.
Experience with unit operations, including human resources, financial management, quality management, patient satisfaction initiatives, staff engagement, and regulatory compliance with federal and state agencies and The Joint Commission.
Demonstrated experience with patient and family satisfaction initiatives, including modeling service excellence principles and standards and engaging staff.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies and vendors, and the community.
Certification in a role or specialty through a nationally recognized professional nursing certification body; if not currently certified, must seek certification as soon as eligible to sit for the exam.
Proficiency in computer software applications.
Experience modeling service excellence principles and standards.
Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with medical/surgical subspecialty physicians in a multidisciplinary environment.
Experience working in a large academic medical center.
Experience working in a union environment.

Responsibilities

Hire, develop, and manage staff performance in a departmental unit or functional division.
Prepare or assist with budget development, provide projections and recommendations, monitor financial data and budgets, and resolve discrepancies.
Identify trends and quality assurance priorities, develop quality standards, and allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations.
Develop, implement, and monitor plans to enhance patient satisfaction.
Identify needs, trends, and forecasts to support quality patient care.
Develop unit action plans aligned with strategic goals and provide progress reports to the department director or director of clinical functions.
Advocate for unit needs with healthcare leaders and collaborate with the medical director on program development, process improvements, and equipment budgets.
Provide clinical education to develop staff competency and oversee clinical education activities and agreements with other educational institutions.
Manage effective operations in a clinical service or department using management principles and techniques.
Analyze situations and reach productive decisions; apply knowledge of healthcare legislation and regulatory requirements.
Use the organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to develop and improve individual, team, and organizational performance.