Nurse Manager, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinic

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Healthcare —recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

The Department of Nursing has achieved Magnet status five times. This level of commitment can be seen in every area of our hospital and ambulatory clinics.
Our Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is dedicated to bringing world class research and cancer care to Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond. Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has been ranked 42nd nationally for oncology care by U.S. News & World Report, placing it among the top 50 programs in the United States. This distinction reflects the center’s ongoing commitment to advancing cancer research, delivering exceptional patient care, and fostering innovation in oncology.

The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is Iowa’s only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center and has held that designation since 2000. We also hold accreditations with the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) and the Commission on Cancer (COC).

The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Mission Statement is to decrease the pain and suffering caused by cancer in Iowa, surrounding communities, and around the world through improved cancer prevention and treatment based on three interdependent missions of research, clinical service, and education. We accomplish this in a multidisciplinary approach where our nursing staff are valued members of the team.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Nursing or related field. If Master’s Degree is in related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is required.
• If qualified applicant does not have Master’s Degree, the applicant will need to complete an advanced degree in nursing, health care administration, or business administration within five years of beginning this position.
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license by date of hire is required.
• Considerable (3-5 years) experience in leadership/management roles to include prior experience working with regulatory bodies and survey readiness/negotiations is required.
• Proficiency with computer software applications (such as Microsoft programs).
• Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so.
• Demonstrates time, management, organization of workload, delegation, attention to detail, and thoroughness.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams by demonstrating excellent interpersonal and team leadership skills.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills to serve as a liaison and to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, and other consumers.
• Established skills for leading change and implementation of evidence-based practice.

Nice To Haves

• Considerable (3-5 year) experience working in an oncology clinical practice is highly desired.
• Experience working in an academic medical center is highly desired.
• Demonstrated skills in effective communication, collective bargaining, knowledge of UI and UI Health Care Policies, procedures, protocols, and regulations.
• Expertise and knowledge for coaching and mentoring team members to reach their highest potential.
• Membership/involvement in professional organizations.
• Professional certification in relevant nursing or clinical specialty through a nationally recognized professional nursing certification body. If not currently certified, must seek certification in a role or specialty as soon as eligible to sit for exam.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop and manage the performance of staff.
• Responsible for talent management of staff and identify succession plan strategies.
• Follow and apply leave management policies.
• Knowledgeable of and implement human resources policies/procedures and provisions in the collective bargaining agreements.
• Ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
• Educate and mentor staff in the management of complex patient care issues.
• Provide clinical education and coaching to develop staff competency and professionalism.
• Participate in and support education of health care students.
• Assist in budget development; provide projections and recommendations.
• Monitor and maintain clinical operating budget within specified targets.
• Analyze variances and create action plans to take corrective action.
• Understand financial implications of collective bargaining agreements.
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply, policies and practices for planning and administering a budget.
• Review patient satisfaction data and collaborate with clinical leadership to develop, implement, and evaluate plan(s) to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Ability to meet or exceed customer service needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
• Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external customers.
• Provide leadership to establish and/or maintain efficient and effective systems to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Knowledge of and ability to manage effective and smooth operations in a clinical service or department by utilizing various management principles and techniques.
• Identify trends and determine quality initiatives and priorities.
• Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process; ability to analyze situations fully and accurately and reach productive decisions.
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare and clinical research practices.
• Ensure clinical area is survey ready.
• Assess care coordination within multidisciplinary team to maximize patient satisfaction and continuity of care.
• Identify needs, trends, and forecasts to provide quality patient care and ensure appropriate flex staffing.
• Advocate for needs of clinic with healthcare leaders.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary participation in clinical problem solving.
• Utilize unit councils to identify opportunities for improvement and innovative models of care using a multidisciplinary team to impact patient outcomes.
• Encourage staff to participate in evidence-based practice research initiatives and incorporate best practices into clinical operations.
• Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in situations while producing results.
• Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations.
• Monitors patient volume and ongoing changes in patient acuity, and complexity.
• Collaborate in the development of action plans for the clinical area that meets health care strategic goals.
• Monitor/evaluate goal implementation and provide progress reports to clinical and nursing leadership.
• Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs.

Benefits

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
• Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees