Nursing Manager - Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU)
The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) is seeking a Nurse Manager. This role provides managerial and clinical leadership to assure that all staff provide safe clinical care and have the education, methods, and resources to accomplish their performance objectives.
University of Iowa Health Care—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.®
Position Responsibilities:
Human Resource Management: hiring, develop, manage performance of nursing and other related CSU staff. Follow and apply leave management policies. Knowledgeable of and implement human resources policies/procedures and provisions in the collective bargaining agreements. Work with contracted partner to manage ambulance drivers.
Financial Management: Prepare budget or assist in development; provide projections and recommendations. Monitor and maintain unit/clinic operating budget within specified targets. Analyze variances and create action plans to take corrective action. Understand financial implications of collective bargaining agreements. Assist in contract negotiations and requirements for ambulance driver coverage.
Operations, Standards of Care, Regulatory Compliance, Quality and Patient Satisfaction: Use expert knowledge and skill of compliance standards. Lead development and implementation of procedures and quality improvement. Provide leadership to establish and/or maintain efficient and effective systems to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Identify trends and determine quality initiatives and priorities. Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations. Review patient satisfaction data and develop, implement, and evaluate plan(s) to enhance patient satisfaction. Ensure unit/clinic is survey ready.
Patient Care Services/ Services Delivery: 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.
Communication & Collaboration: Advocate for needs of CSU unit with healthcare leaders. Facilitate multidisciplinary participation in clinical problem solving. Utilize unit resources to identify opportunities for improvement and innovative models of care using a multidisciplinary team to impact patient outcomes.
Education: Educate and mentor staff in the management of complex patient care issues. Provide clinical education and coaching to develop staff competency and professionalism. Provide expert specialty-level education to healthcare staff, patients, students, or residents. Communicate detailed, complex medical and technical information to a variety of audiences.
Research Administration: Encourage staff to participate in evidence-based practice research initiatives and incorporate best practices into operations.
Other Position Details:
Percent of Time: 100%
Schedule: Full time, Days, Monday-Friday with evenings and weekends as necessary. Willingness to travel for training and education
Location: UIHC Main Campus
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Education or Equivalency Required
- 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 in Nursing, 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.
- Certification in a role or specialty through a nationally recognized professional certification body. If not currently certified, must seek certification in a role or specialty as soon as eligible to sit for the exam
Required Qualifications:
Considerable (3-5 years) psychiatric emergency or psychiatric nursing experience
Some experience (2-3 years) in a leadership/management role including clinical experience or acute care.
Experience and demonstrated leadership
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be proficient in computer software applications
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with patients/families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions
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
Desired Qualifications:
5+ years of psychiatric emergency care or psychiatric nursing experience preferred.
Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Experience with scheduling and ELMS
Experience with performance management
Previous experience working in a large academic medical center.
Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Katie McVay at Katie-McVay@uiowa.edu
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
References:
- Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process
Equal opportunity employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
