UChicago Medicine
Nurse Manager - Multi-Specialty, Full-Time, Days
UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers,
UChicago Medicine, Care Network , in a thought-driven role as
Nurse Manager
for our
Multi-Specialty Clinic
at our
River East
location. Our employees deliver world-class care in an environment where opinions are respected, decision-making is rewarded, and teamwork is the order of the day. Our staff is encouraged to achieve their career goals, which in turn benefits all of our patients and the University of Chicago Medicine as a whole.
Located in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, UChicago Medicine River East is a state-of-the-art outpatient center featuring a wide range of care services. In addition to those listed below, we offer infusion therapy, lab services, and radiology services, including CT, MRI, mammography, X-ray, DEXA scan and ultrasound. This position is responsible for helping guide clinical practice at all clinics and locations across the system, including onboarding of all clinical staff, continuing education, annual competency, ambulatory quality, regulatory compliance, ambulatory policy/protocol development and review, and supporting any new clinical workflows or new implementations.
The Nurse Manager oversees day-to-operations, including scheduling, planning, organizing, and directing all activities related to patient centered care in the unit, and handles an array of administrative duties, including recruitment and hiring; supervision; purchasing; inventory; facility, safety and equipment management.
Essential Job Functions
Participates in the recruitment and selection of unit staff. Identifies recruitment needs and necessary staffing levels. Determines staffing needs in consultation with physician director and assures proper scheduling and utilization of services in maintaining quality patient care
Provides orientation and training of staff members in carrying out physicians' orders, seeing to the needs of patients, and developing approved nursing aand medical assistant practices. Evaluates and revises orientation plan as necessary
Assists staff members in identification of learning needs and promotes staff participation in professional and institutional activities. Participates in and promotes educational opportunities for staff. Encourages staff participation in designing and attending in-service classes.
Assess patient acuity and plans appropriate assignments to meet patient needs for both inpatients and outpatients
Evaluates staff performance on a formal and informal basis. Completes annual performance evaluations and forwards to appropriate individuals
Provides recommendations for merit increases. Recognizes staff for performance, provides constructive criticisms and/or reprimands, commendations, suspensions, discharges, transfers, promotions or demotions
Handles difficult situations involving interpersonal relationships between staff and physicians, patients, families of patients, and other employees
Ensures that appropriate staff attend mandatory educational programs and in-services per JCAHO regulations. Participates as appropriate in educational programs designed to promote professional growth and development, including planning, teaching and coordination of education programs
Assists in testing and evaluating new equipment, procedures and programs
Participates in periodic review of sectional activities needs assessment and development and prioritization of goals and objectives. Assists in the development and review of policies, procedures, and standards
Confers with physicians and supervisors concerning the care and treatment of individual patients. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care on a daily basis
Makes regular inspections to ascertain state of maintenance of the environment, including equipment, and takes required corrective action
Confers with supervisory and administrative personnel concerning management problems
Collaborates with medical director on quality assurance issues. Collaborates with medical director in collecting data for staff meetings, research, reports and evaluation.
Promotes safety of patients and personnel by compliance with institution and regulatory agency standards and policies. Defines and organizes quality improvement initiatives.
Assists in providing patient care and obtaining necessary documentation for a wide variety of research protocols
Participates in budget development, making recommendations regarding staffing, equipment, and supply issues. Monitors expenditures throughout the year and takes required corrective action. Promotes cost containment programs. Demonstrates a cost-conscious attitude toward time and resource usage
Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the State of Illinois.
Five or more years of nursing experience required; several years in a nursing leadership capacity preferred
Considerable skill in determining priorities, working independently, and exercising sound judgment
High degree of initiative and problem-solving ability
Demonstrated clinical and/or leadership skills that serve as a role model for subordinates
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred, but experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Computer proficiency. Familiarity with UCH Information Systems (Epic, Last Word, OACIS)
Ambulatory nursing experience
Two or more years of multi-specialty leadership experience
Position Details
Job Type/FTE:Full-Time 1.0 FTE
Shift:Days
Work Location: Onsite - River East
Unit/Department: Multi-Specialty
CBA Code:Non-Union
Why Join Us We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities
UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.
Compensation & Benefits Overview UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine .
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UChicago Medicine, Care Network , in a thought-driven role as
Nurse Manager
for our
Multi-Specialty Clinic
at our
River East
location. Our employees deliver world-class care in an environment where opinions are respected, decision-making is rewarded, and teamwork is the order of the day. Our staff is encouraged to achieve their career goals, which in turn benefits all of our patients and the University of Chicago Medicine as a whole.
Located in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, UChicago Medicine River East is a state-of-the-art outpatient center featuring a wide range of care services. In addition to those listed below, we offer infusion therapy, lab services, and radiology services, including CT, MRI, mammography, X-ray, DEXA scan and ultrasound. This position is responsible for helping guide clinical practice at all clinics and locations across the system, including onboarding of all clinical staff, continuing education, annual competency, ambulatory quality, regulatory compliance, ambulatory policy/protocol development and review, and supporting any new clinical workflows or new implementations.
The Nurse Manager oversees day-to-operations, including scheduling, planning, organizing, and directing all activities related to patient centered care in the unit, and handles an array of administrative duties, including recruitment and hiring; supervision; purchasing; inventory; facility, safety and equipment management.
Essential Job Functions
Participates in the recruitment and selection of unit staff. Identifies recruitment needs and necessary staffing levels. Determines staffing needs in consultation with physician director and assures proper scheduling and utilization of services in maintaining quality patient care
Provides orientation and training of staff members in carrying out physicians' orders, seeing to the needs of patients, and developing approved nursing aand medical assistant practices. Evaluates and revises orientation plan as necessary
Assists staff members in identification of learning needs and promotes staff participation in professional and institutional activities. Participates in and promotes educational opportunities for staff. Encourages staff participation in designing and attending in-service classes.
Assess patient acuity and plans appropriate assignments to meet patient needs for both inpatients and outpatients
Evaluates staff performance on a formal and informal basis. Completes annual performance evaluations and forwards to appropriate individuals
Provides recommendations for merit increases. Recognizes staff for performance, provides constructive criticisms and/or reprimands, commendations, suspensions, discharges, transfers, promotions or demotions
Handles difficult situations involving interpersonal relationships between staff and physicians, patients, families of patients, and other employees
Ensures that appropriate staff attend mandatory educational programs and in-services per JCAHO regulations. Participates as appropriate in educational programs designed to promote professional growth and development, including planning, teaching and coordination of education programs
Assists in testing and evaluating new equipment, procedures and programs
Participates in periodic review of sectional activities needs assessment and development and prioritization of goals and objectives. Assists in the development and review of policies, procedures, and standards
Confers with physicians and supervisors concerning the care and treatment of individual patients. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care on a daily basis
Makes regular inspections to ascertain state of maintenance of the environment, including equipment, and takes required corrective action
Confers with supervisory and administrative personnel concerning management problems
Collaborates with medical director on quality assurance issues. Collaborates with medical director in collecting data for staff meetings, research, reports and evaluation.
Promotes safety of patients and personnel by compliance with institution and regulatory agency standards and policies. Defines and organizes quality improvement initiatives.
Assists in providing patient care and obtaining necessary documentation for a wide variety of research protocols
Participates in budget development, making recommendations regarding staffing, equipment, and supply issues. Monitors expenditures throughout the year and takes required corrective action. Promotes cost containment programs. Demonstrates a cost-conscious attitude toward time and resource usage
Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the State of Illinois.
Five or more years of nursing experience required; several years in a nursing leadership capacity preferred
Considerable skill in determining priorities, working independently, and exercising sound judgment
High degree of initiative and problem-solving ability
Demonstrated clinical and/or leadership skills that serve as a role model for subordinates
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred, but experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Computer proficiency. Familiarity with UCH Information Systems (Epic, Last Word, OACIS)
Ambulatory nursing experience
Two or more years of multi-specialty leadership experience
Position Details
Job Type/FTE:Full-Time 1.0 FTE
Shift:Days
Work Location: Onsite - River East
Unit/Department: Multi-Specialty
CBA Code:Non-Union
Why Join Us We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities
UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.
Compensation & Benefits Overview UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine .
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