Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Manager-Spine Surgery

Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Manager-Spine Surgery

Our nurses are leaders and decision makers, working closely with physicians to provide the best care and most advanced treatments. On our team, you’ll work in an environment of respect and professionalism, and you’ll have the support to advance your nursing career in the direction you choose. Find out more about the wide variety of opportunities for nurses at The University of Kansas Health System.

Position Summary / Career Interest: Supervises nursing and clinical support staff that provides professional nursing care to patients and adheres to hospital standards and guidelines for specialty regulations. Must recognize physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of care and participates in company-wide quality initiatives. Supports and adheres to The University of Kansas Hospital Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

Responsibilities and

Essential Job Functions:

• Oversees the clinical operations for all nursing clinical support activities.
• Maintains effective nursing staff coverage within budgetary constraints.
• Screens and interviews nursing applicants and orients and trains staff.
• Assists with the review and revision of clinical policies and procedures.
• Assists in verifying encounter form charges to ensure proper/appropriate charges.
• Assists with annual performance evaluations for nursing staff.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of applicable labor laws and schedules and coordinates employee staffing including vacations, sick leave and overtime.
• Ensures nurses maintain all required competencies on an annual basis.
• Verifies all licensing and national certification criteria are met.
• Provides support and direction as required in the area of clinical research in the practice to ensure staff compliance to the established research protocols.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required

Education and Experience:

• High School Graduate
• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• 5 or more years experience actively practicing as a Registered Nurse

Preferred

Education and Experience:

• Master Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification:

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live.
• Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.

The main reason I love coming to work is because of the amazing team. We promote a nursing culture that encourages kindness and teamwork, and I absolutely love that about our hospital. –
Riley Ferree, RN

Our robust medical, dental and vision package allows you to choose options that are best for your family. We offer life, disability, and accident insurance plus voluntary offerings such as critical illness insurance and identity theft protection.

In addition to the quality healthcare we provide, we have opportunities to serve externally in our community in activities throughout the year.

At the health system, we are a team. If you are highly skilled and motivated but don’t want to work in an “everyone for themselves” culture like many academic institutions have, this is your place.

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