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Nurse Leader: Adult House Operations Manager/Nursing Supervisor (60% Weekend, Day Shift)
Are you a dynamic nurse leader with a passion for teamwork and driving excellence? Join our team as a House Operations Manager (HOM), our equivalent to the nursing supervisor role in other organizations, where you will lead a dedicated nursing staff in delivering safe, compassionate, and patient-centered care. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise to enhance clinical outcomes, mentor the next generation of nurses and leaders and share the future of our inpatient healthcare services. If you are ready to make a significant impact and advance your career in a supportive and innovative environment, we invite you to apply and become a key player in our commitment to fulfilling our mission of: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
Our HOM team leads and supports clinical operations within the adult hospital at the University Campus. You will work closely with unit charge nurses, centralized staffing office, interdisciplinary care team members, and other nurse leaders throughout the organization. HOMs have the autonomy and responsibility to direct resources to provide safe, high-quality patient care.
An additional $12,000 per year will be paid to the HOMs who work the weekend agreement—work a minimum of 552 weekend hours during each six-month period (Jan-Jun; Jul-Dec).
Key Areas of Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:
· Provide leadership to establish and/or maintain efficient and effective systems to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Identify trends and determine quality initiatives and priorities
· Monitor and maintain unit operating budget within specified targets. Analyze variances and create action plans to take corrective action. Understand financial implications of collective bargaining agreements
· Follow and apply leave management policies. Knowledgeable of and implement human resources policies/procedures and provisions in the collective bargaining agreements
· Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations. Review patient satisfaction data and develop, implement, and evaluate plan(s) to enhance patient satisfaction. Ensure units are survey ready
· Monitor/evaluate goal implementation and provide progress reports to nursing leadership
· Advocate for needs of unit with healthcare leaders. Facilitate multidisciplinary participation in clinical problem solving.
· 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
· Encourage staff to participate in evidence-based practice research initiatives and incorporate best practices into unit operations
· Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, ages, etc
· Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in diverse situations while producing results
Percent of Time: 60%
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday, 0700-1900
Location: University Campus
P&S Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/professional-and-scientific-compensation
Benefits Highlights:
· Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, IA
· 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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Required Qualifications:
· Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing is required. Preferred Master's degree (in nursing, MBA or healthcare related) or Doctorate (DNP, PhD). If candidate does not have a master’s degree, they will be strongly encouraged to obtain one within 5 years of starting position
· Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license upon hire
· Considerable (3 years) of nursing leadership experience
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· 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
· Must be proficient in computer software applications
· Certification in a role or 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 the exam
Desired Qualifications:
· Recent ICU and/or Emergency Medicine experience
· Experience working in large academic medical center
Please include a resume with your submission. 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 nursing recruiter, Regan Lampe at regan-lampe@uiowa.edu, or the supervising nursing director, Dan Lose at daniel-lose@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.
Salary : $12,000