Job Title: Assistant Unit Director RN, Med Surg Oncology
Department: 14 West Tower - Oncology
Shift: 1st
Specialty: Oncology Nursing
Job Number: 2023-2521
Date Posted: 07/12/2023
Position Type: Nursing-Leadership
Job Qualifications:
Assistant Unit Director, Med Surg Oncology
Rush University Medical Center presents an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Unit Director for Med Surg Oncology Unit. Under the guidance and direction of the Unit Director, the Assistant Unit Director (AUD) is the clinical liaison and assistant business manager of the unit. The AUD implements initiatives in support of the unit vision and manages human, operational, and organizational systems that support patient care. The individual who holds this position exemplifies the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.
Position Responsibilities:
Utilizes quality monitoring data to assess the effectiveness of clinical processes.
Facilitates unit quality initiatives, research, and/or evidence-based activities utilizing best current evidence.
Champions the strategies for changing clinician and team behavior to encourage adoption of evidence-based practices.
Provides leadership in the design, implementation, and evaluation of process improvement initiatives at the unit and department level.
Ensures that unit personnel establish a caring, therapeutic relationship with patients and families through effective communication, acknowledgement of patient/family perceptions of health and illness, and mutual goal setting.
Participates in developing constructive and strategic partnerships with peers, professional nurses, the University, other disciplines, and departments to achieve positive clinical and service outcomes.
Resolves conflict to continuously improve team relationships at the unit and departmental level.
Supports a climate that fosters open communication, values differing points of view, and promotes shared governance.
Ensures accountability for honest and fair interactions with all constituents across disciplines.
Advocates enhancing the climate that optimizes the patient and family experience through supportive interactions and staff education.
Provides structured opportunities for reflection and review of complex patient situations to develop critical thinking skills of all unit personnel.
Critically analyzes complex patient cases and effectively adapts the plan of care.
Develops the clinical knowledge and skill of the staff related to strategies to maintain patient safety.
Monitors and ensures compliance with the State Nurse Practice Act, State Board of Nursing Regulations, regulatory agency standards, and the policies of the organization.
Uses information technology to streamline and improve processes.
Monitors and ensures nursing staff compliance with safety strategies.
Leads innovations using principles of change and continues to reinforce change until positive outcomes are achieved.
Considers fiscal recruitment, rewards, recognition, counseling, and disciplinary action.
Position Qualifications Include:
Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse licensure required.
Consistent proficient performance at the RN 2 level or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated progressive, proficient management and leadership skills.
Earned nursing degree at the Baccalaureate level or higher.
Graduate degree in nursing preferred or related field considered.
National Certification required within 12 months of hire.
Demonstrates analytical ability.
Ability to use electronic business programs and technology.
Demonstrates the ability to work in complex departmental systems or programs.
Communication skills are required in order to lead, tech, and persuade others.
Ability to interact effectively with others in difficult situations.
Work requires 24/7 responsibility for activities of the unit.
Work requires the ability to assume the change nurse role.
Work requires the ability to take a full patient assignment on clinical unit.
Work requires the ability to walk throughout the medical center and to be standing or walking most of the designated shift.
Work requires lifting or carrying objects 30 lbs. and lifting and positioning patients, with appropriate lift devices.
The ability to check documents for errors, use a keyboard to enter or retrieve data, and closely examine specimen, images, or reports is required.
Work conditions include performing procedures where carelessness could result in injury or illness and/or contact with potentially infectious materials and/or strong chemical agents.
Company Highlights:
Rush was recently ranked first for Quality and Accountability among US academic medical centers in a study conducted by the health care performance improvement company Vizient.
Rush University Medical Center is a five-time Magnet® facility, the highest recognition given for nursing excellence. Rush was also the first hospital in Illinois serving adults and children to receive Magnet status.
Leading academic medical center, acute care hospital w/ 664 licensed beds.
Ranked among the top 20 best places to work in healthcare by Indeed.
For the fourth consecutive time, all three Rush System hospitals have received an "A" grade for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group.
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.