Clinical Practice Leader - Orthopedic Clinic - North Liberty Campus - 100% Days

The new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus will open in the Spring of 2025. This 469,000 square foot facility will be home to UI Health Care's nationally recognized Orthopedics service line, offering comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible care across the outpatient, inpatient, and surgical venues. These state-of-the-art clinical facilities will also include a full-service community imaging center, laboratory services, physical therapy, retail pharmacy, and emergency department as well as an array of support services. The facility has been designed to support a superior patient and staff experience; excellence across our patient care, teaching, and research missions; convenient access to services; and engaging community partnerships. UI Health Care is seeking a welcoming, highly skilled, and collaborative workforce to be a part of the opening team for this superb new campus, and to help further our mission of: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

The Clinical Practice Leader is an expert clinician who leads clinical care delivery within a healthcare setting at the clinical microsystem level (i.e., small, interdependent group who works together to provide care for a specific group of patients, embedded in larger organization) such as an inpatient-unit, clinical service line, or ambulatory service focuses on improving patient outcomes, patient experience, reducing costs, and enhancing revenue through the assimilation and application of evidence-based information to design, implement, and evaluate patient care .

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide Leadership and Oversight for Specialized Services or Populations: Lead clinical care delivery at the microsystem level (e.g. inpatient unit) and focus on improving patient outcomes and nursing care through evidence-based practice and research. Assure competency of staff in the unit or service line (Micro level).

• Specialized Services for Nursing Care: Facilitate evidence-based projects for specific unit or service line and incorporate findings from these projects into clinical practice.

• Provide Education: Provide advanced unit and/or service line specialty knowledge to healthcare staff, patients, students, or 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 knowledge and skill of compliance standards for unit or assigned service line. Lead implementation and development of unit or service line policies and procedures and share responsibility for Quality Improvement (QI) plan with nursing practice leaders (NPL) and other nursing colleagues.

• Human Resource Management: Supervise care delivery of nursing staff, students or residents on a unit or designated service line providing evaluative feedback and recommendations regarding performance, Develop, and manage the performance of staff and assure compliance with appropriate policies and procedures for the assigned area.

Percent of Time: 100%
Schedule: Day shifts, with unit on call as needed
Location: Medical Center North Liberty
Pay Grade: 5B - https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/plans
Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefits 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 Requirements:

• Master's degree in nursing required. Specialty in Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL/CNS) designation preferred
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license upon hire

Experience Requirements:

• 3 years of clinical nursing experience

• Demonstrate knowledge and experience with
  • Staff education and development
  • Outcomes based practice and quality improvement
  • Leading change processes including implementation of evidence-based practice
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Proficient in computer software applications

• Professional experience working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives

Desired Qualifications:

• Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) - Certification by the Commission on Nurse Certification or certification relevant to clinical specialty
• Orthopedic Nursing Specialty Certification or the ability to be certified In 6-months of hire
• 1-3 years of Ambulatory Orthopedic experience

• Demonstrate ability to understand and deliver care at the microsystem level while being part of a larger, complex environment

• Role models professional and clinical practice

• Experience with nursing research

• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills and ability to problem solve

• Member/active participation in professional organization(s)

Application Process: In order to be considered, applicants must upload a cover letter and resume/CV (under submission relevant materials) that clearly addresses how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications for this position. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This position may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be asked to provide five (5) professional references. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Please contact Abagail Kestas at abagail-sojka@uiowa.edu with any questions.

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

• Pay Level: 5

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Abagail Kestas
• Contact Email: abagail-sojka@uiowa.edu