Associate Director, Nursing Services - Downtown Campus

A career with University of Iowa Health Care is more than a job. Here, you’re part of something greater, something bigger. Our downtown campus is a 194-bed hospital (located at 500 E Market Street, Iowa City) providing a community-based model of care while directly connected to the expertise, technology, collaboration, and support of our entire health system. Join the team at our downtown campus. You’ll find meaning and purpose knowing that your work helps make all of Iowa better.

Position Summary:

The Associate Nursing Director, Downtown Campus is responsible for developing and overseeing the clinical and business operations for all adult inpatient nursing services delivered at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown. This includes, and not limited to, the Intensive Care Unit, Telemetry Unit, 4Center Surgical Unit, 3West Medical Unit, 3Center Family Medicine Unit, House Operations Manager and Staffing Office. The Associate Nursing Director will work to foster a team approach to provide efficient quality care and support for all patients while embracing the organization’s culture, mission, vision, and values.

Position Responsibilities:

Human Resources Management: Work across multiple nursing functions and with medical and hospital leaders to create a consistent approach to HR management. Hold unit leaders within a department accountable for high performance and high engagement by articulating expectations, monitoring performance and providing feedback consistently across areas of responsibility.

• Work across multiple clinical functions and with multidisciplinary leaders to create a consistent approach to HR management.
• Hold unit leaders within a department accountable for high performance and high engagement by articulating expectations, monitoring performance and providing feedback consistently across the adult inpatient units.
• Approve resource allocations and staffing models.
• Develop an environment for the successful recruitment and retention of staff.
• Develop and retain qualified nursing leadership staff and build an effective leadership team.
• Encourage staff participation in shared governance.

Financial and Data Management and Analysis: Develop strategy for budget priorities. Hold nurse managers and other leaders accountable for managing respective budgets. Work with own leaders within and external to area to innovatively address and resolve budget issues.

• Hold nurse managers and other leaders accountable for managing respective budgets.
• Work with leaders to innovatively address and resolve budget issues.
• Provide leadership for initiatives to improve operating financial performance.

Operations, Standards of Care, Regulatory Compliance, Quality and Patient Satisfaction: Work across multiple nursing functions to develop, monitor and enhance quality and service indicators and business processes. Oversee patient satisfaction and quality indicators. Assure that clinical services, educational programs, and research activities are in compliance with all applicable internal and external regulatory requirements, including Joint Commission.

• Review and analyze data to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Create an environment of shared decision-making. Promotes multidisciplinary collaboration on patient care and related issues. Collaborates with nursing and medical staff, various administrative staff and directors/managers in planning for and providing quality and consistent patient care services based on best practice.
• Work across multiple clinical functions to develop, monitor, and enhance quality and service metrics.
• Assure that clinical services, educational programs, and research activities are in compliance with all applicable internal and external requirements including the Join