Assistant Nurse Manager - IRL Clinics

The Iowa River Landing Clinic is seeking a 100% Assistant Nurse Manager to manage direct care nursing functions, assuring that health services, medical care, medical/health professions education, and evidence-based practice research programs are delivered effectively and efficiently. Positions in this job family will have direct patient care responsibilities. Efforts will focus on planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical and education programs of clinical departments.

Job Duties:

• Assist in hiring nursing unit staff through effective and timely recommendations.

• Develop and manage the talents, strengths and behaviors of assigned staff as directed by Nurse Manager.

• Assists in matters of promotion, transfers and disciplinary action, as directed by Nurse Manager.

• Coaches staff to participate in team decision-making and actively seeks participation from assigned staff on decision-making and customer service improvement activities.

• Provides staff incentives/rewards for contributions towards achievement of service excellence.

• Completes staff evaluations, for assigned staff, on time with written, solid justification.

• Assure staff members are compliant with competencies, policies, procedures and regulations.

• Understand and apply appropriately the provisions in the union contracts.

• Creates an atmosphere which provides for effective recruitment and retention of qualified staff.

• Ensures that all employees are treated with respect and in a manner consistent with University policies related to equal employment opportunity.

• Encourages staff/employees to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations.

• Actively help manage operating expenses for the Procedure and Infusion Suite 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 the Nurse Manager in developing a staffing plan and is open to creativity in staff scheduling/flexibility.

• Collaborate with Nursing Management Team to identify Quality Management and patient satisfaction opportunities for improvement.

• Incorporates the principles of Service Excellence to ensure positive patient/customer relations.

• Implement and maintain standards and quality plans.

• Identifies inefficiencies in current practice/processes, demonstrates tolerance for change and develops a means to enhance the process.

• Consistently makes sound judgments after gathering factual, objective information.

• Creates and maintains a workplace of choice/ which motivates employees to work at optimal efficiency; encourages staff to regularly establish goals and objectives toward career development.

• Engage staff in meeting plan goals.

• Supervise care delivery and assist in coordinating patient care teams on the unit to maximize customer service and continuity of care.

• Assists the Nurse Manager in developing flexible staffing and reallocating priorities to ensure optimal patient care.

• Serve as a resource for patient care problems.

• May provide some patient care.

• Collaborates and develops effective interpersonal relationships with nursing staff, medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and other hospital departments.

• Collaborate with Nursing Management Team to develop and implement unit/clinic or division strategic plans.

• Uses customer feedback in planning and providing service.

• Communicate with physicians, staff and other health care providers on a regular basis to promote effective and efficient operations within the unit/clinic.

• Communicate with patients, families, and staff to address and resolve issues.

• Utilizes human resources data and budgetary information to formulate recommendation to Nurse Manager and Director or Clinical Services.

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