Nursing Practice Leader - Perioperative Nursing

• Lead changes in nursing care based on systematic evaluation and evidence-based research.
• Assure the competency of staff in perioperative nursing care.
• May provide specialized patient care.
• Maintain and update equipment and supplies used in providing specialty care or services.
• Nursing research experience.

Specialized Services for Nursing Care

• Conduct and incorporate findings from evidence-based research into clinical practice.
• Design, develop, and implement technologies that assist in point of care documentation.

Provide Education

• Provide broad/deep level of knowledge of specialty to healthcare members/patients/students/residents.
• Communicate detailed, complex medical and technical information to a variety of audiences.

Compliance with Internal Policies and External Regulations for Safe and Effective Care Delivery and Health Profession Education

• Utilize advanced knowledge and skill of compliance requirements.
• Assist in implementation and development of procedures, share responsibility for Quality Assurance plan with supervisors.

Human Resources Management

• Supervise care delivery of clinicians and students/residents, providing evaluative feedback and recommendations regarding performance.
• May hire, develop, and manage the performance of staff and assure compliance with UI policies and procedures.

Universal and Technical Competencies: Universal Competencies: Collaboration and Embracing Diversity

• 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, race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
• Establishes and maintains positive and productive working relationships within and outside of own area and background.
• Identifies and resolves disagreements/conflicts in early stages.
• Promotes a safe, equitable, respectful environment in which concerns can be addressed effectively.
• Recommends changes to work practices and policies to promote transparency and approachability.

Positive Impact/Achieving Results

• 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.
• Ensures time, resources, energy, learning opportunities, and actions are focused on priorities that matter to the changing workplace.
• Creates a team environment of accountability and commitment for reaching goals and desired results; ensures team is developed to address future needs.
• Ensures compliance with codes of ethics that benefit the overall good of all constituents.
• Demonstrates and communicates a big picture understanding of the organization, its interrelationships, and priorities.

Service Excellence/Customer Focus

• 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.
• Participates in developing a variety of effective ways to deal with service challenges.
• Models service delivery and mentors' others to deliver excellent service in a variety of settings.
• Communicates well with direct reports, peers, and leadership and external constituents.
• Utilizes various methods for information sharing and information gathering. Modifies processes to enhance service.

Technical Competencies: Care Coordination

• Knowledge of the medical, social, economic, and other services provided by other departments or facilities, and the ability to integrate these multidisciplinary treatments for optimal patient care.
• Mentors' patients and families on how to be proactive in managing their own care.
• Implements systems or databases that share medical information within and across organizations.
• Oversees care coordination for special-needs patients or patients with chronic illnesses.
• Makes changes to the patient care plan based on patient status and progress.
• Tracks patient status changes through regular reports from multidisciplinary team members.
• Implements care plan policies that reduce unneeded or duplicated services as a cost-saving measure.

Clinical Competency Training and Development

• Knowledge of training and development processes, tools and techniques to develop clinical skills of students, residents and staff.
• Oversees other staff in the implementation of competency-based T&D programs for individuals, teams, and departments.
• Consults on the standard process of creating individual competency development plans.
• Applies different learning theories and approaches to find the most suitable for the individual.
• Assists in designing and measuring the results of adult learning programs for a specific group of people.
• Designs critical adult learning programs for the organization that are in line with learning and development strategies and competency skill gaps.
• Mentors' others on creating quantifiable objectives for closing gaps.

Clinical Performance Improvement

• Knowledge of the factors contributing to quality patient care, treatment, and education; the ability to influence these factors in a positive way.
• Evaluates treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based approach.
• Reviews the results of clinical performance assessments and recommends process improvements.
• Leverages technology to facilitate the sharing of clinical performance or outcomes data.
• Implements established performance improvement policies and trains employees on these policies.
• Recommends to licensed health care providers or guides others in the selection of treatments, patient care techniques or patient education in an effort to improve clinical performance.
• Leads members of a multidisciplinary team in evaluating the organization's clinical performance.

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Knowledge of and ability to use industry standards, policies, and procedures relevant to function and organization.
• Ensures compliance with standards for different types of clinical environments.
• Describes existing and evolving standards and procedures and their impact on organization.
• Exercises independent judgment and takes action with exceptions and special issues.
• Collaborates with other functions in establishing and documenting joint standards.
• Participates in the development of clinical policies and practices.
• Describes impact of standards and policies across medical specialties.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Nursing or related field. If Master's degree is in a related field Baccalaureate in Nursing is required
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Perioperative Nursing   
• CNOR Certification is required.
• Demonstrates skills for leading change and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
• Demonstrates skills in leadership/management role.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and interdisciplinary team leadership skills.
• Proficient in computer software applications

Desired Qualifications:

• Member/involvement in professional organizations​​​​​​
• Professional certification in relevant nursing or clinical area is highly desired

 

Application Process: In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume or CV (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.

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.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. For questions, please contact Rebecca Beggs at rebecca-beggs@uiowa.edu

• Classification Title: Nursing Practice Leader
• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

• Pay Level: 5B

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Rebecca Beggs
• Contact Email: rebecca-beggs@uiowa.edu