Nurse Manager, Multi-Specialty - Full-Time, Days
About The Position
UChicago Medicine Medical Group is seeking a Nurse Manager for its Multi-Specialty Clinic at the River East outpatient center in Chicago. This role is 100% onsite and requires the employee to be based in the greater Chicagoland area. The position helps guide clinical practice across clinics and locations throughout the system, including clinical staff onboarding and continuing education, annual competency, ambulatory quality and regulatory compliance, policy and protocol development and review, and support for new clinical workflows and implementations. The Nurse Manager oversees day-to-day clinic operations, including scheduling, planning, organizing, and directing activities related to patient-centered care. Administrative responsibilities include recruitment and hiring, staff supervision, purchasing, inventory, facility, safety, and equipment management. The role also prepares for and participates in inspections and accreditation processes. The position participates in staffing and recruitment decisions, supports staff education and professional development, assesses patient acuity and assignments, evaluates staff performance, and collaborates with physicians and supervisors on patient care and management issues. It contributes to policy development, quality improvement, safety and regulatory compliance, budget development, cost containment, equipment and supply decisions, and patient care and documentation for research protocols. The Nurse Manager is accountable for their own nursing practice and professional growth and serves as a role model for clinical competence.
Requirements
- Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of Illinois.
- Two or more years of experience.
- Five or more years of nursing experience.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; experience may be considered in lieu of the degree.
Nice To Haves
- Clinic specialty experience.
- Several years in a nursing leadership capacity.
- Ambulatory nursing experience.
Responsibilities
- Participate in recruitment and selection of unit staff, identify recruitment needs, and determine necessary staffing levels.
- Determine staffing needs with the physician director and ensure appropriate scheduling and utilization of services to maintain quality patient care.
- Support staff learning needs, educational opportunities, in-service participation, and professional and institutional activities.
- Assess patient acuity and plan appropriate staff assignments to meet patient needs.
- Evaluate staff performance, complete annual performance evaluations, make recommendations for merit increases, recognize staff, address performance issues, and help resolve difficult interpersonal situations.
- Establish priorities, implement goals and objectives, evaluate performance, and report significant results.
- Ensure staff attend mandatory educational programs and in-services in accordance with JCAHO regulations.
- Assist in testing and evaluating new equipment, procedures, and programs.
- Participate in needs assessments and the development and prioritization of goals and objectives; assist with policy, procedure, and standards development and review.
- Confer with physicians and supervisors concerning patient care and treatment; assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care daily.
- Inspect the maintenance of the environment and equipment and take corrective action as needed.
- Confer with supervisory and administrative personnel about management problems.
- Orient and train staff in carrying out physicians’ orders, meeting patient needs, and developing approved nursing practices; evaluate and revise the orientation plan as necessary.
- Collaborate with the medical director on quality assurance and on collecting data for staff meetings, research, reports, and evaluation.
- Promote patient and personnel safety through compliance with institutional and regulatory standards and policies; define and organize quality improvement initiatives.
- Assist with patient care and obtain necessary documentation for research protocols.
- Participate in budget development and recommend staffing, equipment, and supply needs.
- Monitor expenditures, take corrective action when needed, promote cost containment, and use time and resources cost-consciously.
- Maintain accountability for personal nursing practice and professional growth, serve as a role model, and participate in education programs, including planning, teaching, and coordination.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
