Assistant Nurse Manager - UI Health Care Urbandale Specialty and Outreach Clinics

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a patient centered Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) to support our NEW Urbandale Clinic. This position will provide managerial and clinical nursing leadership for clinical outpatient services at the Urbandale Clinic location under the direction of the Nurse Manager to assure that all staff provide safe clinical care and have the education, methods, and resources to accomplish performance objectives. This position has some involvement in direct patient care as well as planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical education programs and research programs of clinical and health service departments. 

*Initial training and work will be based at our Jordan Creek and Johnston Clinic until our Urbandale location opens.*

• Human Resources Management
  • Hiring
  • Assist in hiring nursing unit staff through effective and timely recommendations.  
• Staff Development
  • Develop and manage the talents, strengths and behaviors of assigned staff as directed by management.
  • Assists in matters of promotion, transfers and disciplinary action, as directed by management.
  • Coaches staff to participate in team decision-making and actively seek participation from assigned staff on decision-making and customer service improvement activities.
  • Provides staff incentives/rewards for contributions towards achievement of service excellence.
• Performance Management
  • Completes staff evaluations, for assigned staff, on time with written, solid justification.
  • Assure staff members are compliant with competencies, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Employee Labor Relations
  • Understand and apply appropriately the provisions in the union contracts.
  • Creates an atmosphere which provides for effective recruitment and retention of qualified staff.
• Other
  • Encourages staff/employees to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations. Provide detailed job responsibilities.
• Financial Management:
  • Actively help manage operating expenses by monitoring the unit/clinic’s operating budget.
  • Recommend budget ideas, resources and cost containment strategies through participation in the development of the unit operating budget, reviewing staffing plan, reviewing service contracts, planning for new supply costs, etc.
  • Assists management in developing a staffing plan and is open to creativity in staff scheduling/flexibility. 
• Operations, Standards of Care, Regulatory Compliance, Quality and Patient Satisfaction:
  • Collaborate with management and UI Health