Nurse Manager - Adult Acute Care Unit (2JCP)

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager provides managerial and clinical leadership to the Adult Acute Care Unit (2JCP), a 30-bed medical-surgical unit within UI Health Care's Medical Surgical Services division. The unit serves a variety of patient populations, including Family Medicine and specialized surgical patients in otolaryngology (ENT), oral surgery, and plastic reconstructive surgery. The unit has private patient rooms and a multidisciplinary team focused on individualized care and support for patients and families. The position ensures staff have the education, methods, and resources needed to provide safe clinical care and meet performance objectives. It focuses primarily on planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical education, and research programs, with limited involvement in direct patient care. The manager oversees staffing and talent management, budgets, quality and patient satisfaction initiatives, care coordination, unit goals, staff development, and integration of evidence-based practices. This is a regular salaried position located on the University Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The primary schedule is weekdays, Monday through Friday, 0700–1530, with flexibility to meet unit needs; administrative call is included. The position is not eligible for university employment-authorization sponsorship. Successful candidates must disclose conviction history and undergo criminal background, credential, and education verification.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa.
At least 3 years of nursing leadership and management experience.
Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
Current experience in intermediate or critical care clinical practice.
Job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work or academic environment for people of all backgrounds, or demonstrated ability to do so.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency in computer software applications.
Certification in a role or specialty through a nationally recognized professional nursing certification body; candidates who are not currently certified must seek certification as soon as eligible to sit for the exam.
Ability to work constructively and civilly with individuals and groups from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, and ages.
Ability to use resources and learning to achieve organizational goals; demonstrate ethical behavior; meet customer-service expectations; communicate effectively; apply budget policies and practices; manage clinical operations; analyze situations and make decisions; understand relevant health care legislation and regulation; and use performance-management tools.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Nursing, an MBA, or a health care-related field, or a doctorate (DNP or PhD).
If the candidate does not have a master's degree, a master's degree is strongly encouraged within five years of starting the position.
Three to five years of intermediate or critical care clinical practice experience is preferred.
Experience working in a large academic medical center.
Experience working in a union environment.
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Responsibilities

Hire, develop, and manage staff performance; oversee talent management and succession planning.
Apply leave-management policies and implement human resources policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreement provisions.
Prepare or assist with budget development, provide projections and recommendations, monitor operating budgets, analyze variances, and develop corrective action plans.
Provide leadership to establish and maintain effective systems that support optimal patient outcomes.
Identify trends and set quality priorities; allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations.
Review patient satisfaction data and develop, implement, and evaluate plans to improve patient satisfaction.
Ensure the unit is survey ready and assess multidisciplinary care coordination to support patient satisfaction and continuity of care.
Identify staffing needs, trends, and forecasts to provide quality care and appropriate flexible staffing.
Develop unit or division action plans aligned with health care strategic goals; monitor implementation and report progress to nursing leadership.
Advocate for unit needs with health care leaders and facilitate multidisciplinary clinical problem solving.
Use unit councils and multidisciplinary teams to identify improvement opportunities and innovative care models.
Educate, mentor, and coach staff in complex patient care and professional competency; participate in and support health care student education.
Encourage staff participation in evidence-based practice research and incorporate best practices into unit operations.
Apply management principles and techniques to plan budgets and manage clinical service operations.
Analyze situations and make productive decisions; apply knowledge of health care legislation and regulatory requirements.
Use performance-management practices and tools to develop and improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
Communicate effectively with internal and external customers and provide excellent customer service.
Demonstrate ethical conduct and work constructively and civilly with people from varied backgrounds.