Nurse Manager – Cardiovascular Center, Westwood

Nurse Manager – Cardiovascular Center, Westwood

RN Job:
Shift Monday-Friday 9:00am-6:00pm. Location Los Angeles, 90095. Pay Range $128,500–298,100 annually.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Accountable for the clinical care and the daily operations of the clinic.
• Provides direct operational oversight for the clinic in the absence of the Clinic Operations Manager.
• Provides leadership and direct supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the clinical and administrative clinic staff.
• Responsible for coordination of clinical services for the staff, adherence to personnel policies and procedures.
• Provides continuous quality improvement for the clinic and creates a culture of teamwork to ensure successful and efficient daily operations, interdisciplinary collaborations, and the timely achievement of departmental and University objectives.
• Demonstrates leadership skills including advanced communication, coaching, and conflict resolution.
• Coordinates with the Clinic Operations Manager in hiring, recruiting, and retention of qualified personnel; establishing departmental goals; and systems management of human, financial, and physical resources with autonomy.
• Manages resources and oversees compliance with internal policies and external regulatory agency requirements and contributes to strategic plans and policies.
• Utilizes a wide range of alternatives in problem solving and demonstrates a high degree of professional competence and skill.
• Responsible for maintaining an environment that aligns.
• Oversee Westwood Cardiovascular Centers including Suites 630 West, 630 East, 690 and 545.

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN required. MSN preferred.
• CA RN License.
• ACLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Two-year previous charge RN or leadership experience; knowledge of Cardiology and General Surgical patient population.
• Ability to supervise and provide leadership and direction to the clinical staff in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and objectives.
• Ability to complete a nursing physical assessment with strong critical thinking skills.
• Ability to apply a broad knowledge base to effectively coordinate and assess patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team physicians, referring physicians, patient and family.
• Ability to represent the Medical Center in site visits and reviews by managed care, insurance groups, and regulatory entities.
• Ability to provide a leadership style that demonstrates principles of time management, conflict resolution, problem-solving and delegation.
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions toward the attainment of established goals and to recognize the need to reassess or reset goal parameters.
• Ability to delegate tasks in a management style consistent with promoting leadership and teamwork.
• Knowledge base to provide education to patients, families, and other staff regarding clinical and patient care issues; excellent organizational skills, proficiency in meeting deadlines, ability to work independently and prioritize workload.

UCLA Health hospitals ranked #1 in both Los Angeles and California and rose to #3 nationally in an annual evaluation published today by U.S. News & World Report – the highest set of rankings UCLA has received in its history. UCLA Health once again earned a coveted spot on the national honor roll, which names only the 20 hospitals that provide the highest-quality care across a wide range of procedures and conditions.