Nursing Manager - Dialysis Program
University of Iowa

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking an exceptional Nursing Manager to join our team to lead our Adult and Pediatric Dialysis Programs. As a Nurse Manager, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and families affected by kidney disease. Our adult and pediatric dialysis nursing teams are dedicated to providing exceptional care, and we are looking for a skilled and compassionate leader to help us achieve our goals. This position will be under the direct supervisor of the Dialysis Administrator in collaboration with Department of Nursing Director.

Position Specific Summary:

The Nurse Manager provides managerial and clinical leadership for the Dialysis Program to assure that all staff provide safe clinical care and have the education, methods, and resources to accomplish their performance objectives. This position will i focus on planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical education programs and research programs of clinical and health service departments. this position may periodically need to assume some direct patient care responsibilities to support the staff and programs.

Key Areas of Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

Human Resources Management:

• Hire, develop and manage the performance of staff.

• Ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.

Staff Development:

• Educate and mentor staff in the management of complex patient care issues.

• Provide clinical education and coaching to develop staff competency and professionalism.

• Participate in and support education of health care students.

Financial Management:

• Assist in budget development; provide projections and recommendations.

• Monitor and maintain clinical operating budget within specified targets.

• Knowledge of, and ability to apply, policies and practices for planning and administering a budget.

Customer Relations, Communication, Collaboration:

• Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, ages, etc.

Operations, Standards of Care, Regulatory Compliance, Quality and Patient Satisfaction:

• Provide leadership to establish and/or maintain efficient and effective systems to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

• Knowledge of and ability to manage effective and smooth operations in a clinical service or department by utilizing various management principles and techniques.

• Identify trends and determine quality initiatives and priorities.

• Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process; ability to analyze situations fully and accurately and reach productive decisions.

• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare and clinical research practices.

• Ensure clinical area is survey ready.

Patient Care/Services Delivery:

• Assess care coordination within multidisciplinary team to maximize patient satisfaction and continuity of care.

• Identify needs, trends, and forecasts to provide quality patient care and ensure appropriate flex staffing.

• Advocate for needs of clinic with healthcare leaders.

Planning & Goal Management:

• Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs.

Percent of Time: 100%,
Classification Title: Nurse Manager
Department: Department of Nursing
Schedule: Full time. Work hours are typically Monday - Friday between the hours of 8 am - 5 pm (1 hour meal break) with rotating on-call responsibility for the program, holiday and weekend coverage as needed to manage staffing needs.
Location: University Campus - Iowa City; Satellite Units: Grinnell, Muscatine, North Liberty, and Washington, Iowa. Travel between units would be required.
Pay Grade: 6A https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/professional-and-scientific-pay-structure
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants. https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits

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Education or Equivalency Required

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

• If qualified applicant does not have Master's Degree in Nursing, the applicant will need to complete an advanced degree in nursing, health care administration, or business administration within five years of beginning this position.

• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license by date of hire is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Considerable (3-5 years) experience in leadership/management roles to include prior experience working with regulatory bodies and survey readiness/negotiations is required.

• Minimum of at least 12 months of experience in clinical nursing, and an additional 6 months of experience in providing nursing care to patients on maintenance dialysis. If candidates do not have dialysis experience, this will need to be achieved prior to officially assuming Nurse Manager position.

• Demonstrates time, management, organization of workload, delegation, attention to detail, and thoroughness.

• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams by demonstrating excellent interpersonal and team leadership skills.

• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills to serve as a liaison and to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, and other consumers.

• Established skills for leading change and implementation of evidence-based practice.

Desired Qualifications:

• Considerable (3-5 year) experience working with the care of dialysis patients which includes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis is highly desired.

• Experience working in an academic medical center is highly desired.

• Demonstrated skills in effective communication, collective bargaining, knowledge of UI and UIHC Policies, procedures, protocols, and regulations.

• Expertise and knowledge for coaching and mentoring team members to reach their highest potential.

• Membership/involvement in professional organizations.

• Professional certification in relevant nursing or clinical area. If no professional certification, expectation is that it will be achieved when employee is eligible to sit for the exam.

Please include a resume with your submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact the Nicole Peak at nicole-peak@uiowa.edu.

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Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check.

References:

• Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Nursing Manager

• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific

• Schedule: Full-time

• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Compensation

• Pay Level: 6A

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare

• Contact Name: Nicole Peak

• Contact Email: nicole-peak@uiowa.edu

Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Nursing Manager
• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Compensation

• Pay Level: 6A

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Nicole Peak
• Contact Email: nicole-peak@uiowa.edu

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