Nurse Manager-Transplant

Job Title

Nurse Manager – Transplant

Transplant and HLA, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Main Campus, Jackson, MS

Provide leadership and management to all nursing, personnel, and ancillary staff within the assigned area or units in a clinical setting. Manage clinical functions, ensuring efficient, effective patient care delivery and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and clinical policies.

Bachelor’s degree in nursing and five (5) years of RN experience, two (2) of those years in a leadership role. Preferable clinical experience in the area to be supervised/managed.

Valid RN license.

• Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Detail‑oriented.
• Analytical and conceptual skills.
• Leadership and management skills.
• Project management skills including effective resource management.

• Manage and direct operations and delivery of patient care within budgetary, staffing and regulatory guidelines, using evidence‑based practice.
• Ensure that personnel demonstrate quality standards of customer satisfaction and patient care.
• Coach, educate, consult, train, and evaluate nursing and ancillary personnel.
• Plan, schedule, and organize the work to ensure proper assignment distribution and efficient utilization of clinical personnel, space, and facilities.
• Participate in planning, preparing and prioritizing of budgets for assigned areas.
• Monitor compliance, investigate variances and provide remediation plans.
• Assure compliance with productivity standards for assigned areas/units.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities to enhance delivery of clinical care.
• Serve on at least one nursing council, hospital or medical center committee, task force or project team to improve patient care or work area.
• Demonstrate core standards of exceptional customer service.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed, and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all‑inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise, heat and cold, hazardous equipment, biohazardous conditions, radiation exposure, blood‑borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, as well as occasional working hours beyond regular schedule, travel to off‑site locations, seasonal volume changes, precise quantitative measures of quality, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, and occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, pushing/pulling, reaching, and driving.

Full time, FLSA designation exempt, Salary, 100% FTE, Day shift.

Grant Funded:
No

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex, religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law. UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports.

UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. UMMC’s commitment to nondiscrimination applies to all its programs, services, opportunities and activities, including all employment decisions. UMMC maintains an affirmative action program in accordance with applicable laws and takes affirmative action to recruit, employ, advance and prevent discrimination against qualified individuals.

Open until filled.