Nursing Practice Leader - Nursing Quality & Safety Program
Required Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Nursing
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa
- Considerable (3-5 years) clinical experience in a health care environment of similar size and complexity such as a large medical center or teaching hospital
- Minimum of 1 year in a clinical leadership role in a similar setting
- At least 1 year experience contributing to practice change implementation using design, workflow analysis, education, training, and other sustainment strategy
- Ability to lead change in a complex academic healthcare environment and promote the understanding and effective use of quality and process improvement strategies across departments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with confidence to present to groups of all sizes. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff
- Demonstrated project management skills: ability to coordinate activities and projects across departments, ability to manage time, organize a complex workload, make effective decisions, and maintain attention to detail.
- Strong interest in quality and process improvement science
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Suite of products (such as Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint)
- Experience working independently with a strong focus on customer service
- Must be flexible and able to shift priorities to shifting clinical quality priorities
- 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:
- Clinical practice experience within University of Iowa Health Care
- Experience using Epic in an ambulatory or hospital setting
- Certification in nursing or health care quality
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 rebecca-beggs@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.
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action 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, gender identity, 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.
