House Operations Manager (Nursing) - Children's and Women's Services

Position Specific Summary

Provide managerial and clinical leadership for Children’s and Women’s Services Nursing Division.   Ensure that all staff provide safe clinical care and have the education, methods and resources to accomplish their performance objectives. Positions in this job family usually have limited involvement in direct patient care and focus their efforts in planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical education programs and research programs of clinical and health service departments.

Key Areas of Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Hire, Develop and manage the performance of staff in a departmental uni or functional division
• Prepare budget or assist in development; provide projections and recommendations. Manage financial data and monitor budget to meet goals. Resolve budget discrepancies
• Identify trends and determine QA priorities. Develop quality standards. Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectation. Develop, implement and monitor plan to enhance patient satisfaction
• Identify needs, trends, and forecasts in order to provide quality patient care
• Develop action plans for unit that meet strategic goals; provide progress reports to department director or director of clinical functions
• Advocate for needs of unit with healthcare leaders; may collaborate with medical director of unit regarding program development, process improvements, and equipment budgets
• Provide clinical education to develop staff competency. Oversee clinical education activities and agreements with other educational institutions
• Collaborate with research staff to assure clinical and research needs are met

Percent of Time: 75%

Schedule: Day Shift, 12 hour shifts. Some holiday and weekend coverage

Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital

Salary: 66,216 per year to commensurate

Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/professional-and-scientific-compensation

Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• 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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Education Required

Master's in Nursing is required. If Master's Degree is in related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is Required.

• If candidate does not have a Master's Degree they will be strongly encouraged to obtain an advanced degree in nursing, business administration, or healthcare administration. within 5 years of starting position.

Experience Required

• Current License to practice nursing in Iowa
• Considerable (2-3 years) experience and demonstrated skill in leadership/management roles
• Recent experience in clinical practice
• At least two years' experience in pediatric acute care nursing or OB acute care nursing
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