Manager Nursing Excellence
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Job Description
Overview
Were excited to announce anew leadership opportunity at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Quad Cities/Muscatine Market: Manager of Nursing Excellence.
This pivotal role is designed to champion a culture of nursing excellence and professional practice development across our organization.
As the Manager of Nursing Excellence you will work in close partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer and collaborate with Directors and nursing leadership to elevate professional practice standards. Your leadership will directly influence the delivery of high-quality care and improved patient outcomes through evidence-based practice innovation shared governance and team member engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support a culture of nursing excellence across UPH.
- Provide strategic oversight of Professional Practice and Development programs.
- Direct initiatives including Nurse Residency RN Educator development and the Journey to Magnet Excellence framework.
- Foster collaboration and engagement across nursing teams to drive continuous improvement.
This is a unique opportunity to shape a new role and make a lasting impact on nursing practice at UPH.
$10000 Sign on bonus for external candidates.
Why UnityPoint Health
At UnityPoint Health you matter. Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance paid holidays short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
Leadership
- Provides leadership in the development implementation and evaluation of professional nursing practice consistent with the established strategic priorities goals and objectives.
- Synthesizes and integrates divergent viewpoints for the good of the organization. Provides visionary thinking on issues that impact the organization.
- Establishes mechanisms that provide for early identification and mentoring of staff with leadership potential.
- Represents on health-related topics and issues through community involvement Board participation and UPH councils and committees.
Serves as a professional role model and mentor to future nursing leaders. A Servant Leader.
Communication
- Provides for two-way conversations between team members and leadership.
- Builds trusting collaborative relationships with team members peers physicians and administration to advance the core inpatient business strategy.
- Communicates a shared vision regarding the nursing enterprise strategic priorities.
- Engages team members in shared decision-making by facilitating support of Shared Governance Model and direct care team member engagement.
- Builds partnerships that support and promote care coordination and case management strategies.
Ensures compliance with the state Nurse Practice Act state Board of Nursing regulations and regulatory agencies standards.
Evidence-Based Professional Practice
- Supports Journey to Magnet Excellence
- Fosters a culture of interprofessional collaboration through leadership and initiation of Shared Governance Model aligning with organizational and nursing enterprise goals and strategy.
- Works with the Chief Nursing Officer with:
- The start on the journey of Magnet
- The regular evaluation of the Nursing Professional Practice Model (PPM) and Shared Governance Model to ensure they provide a strong and relevant foundation for professional nursing practice and integrated into daily nursing practice.
- Role models transformational leadership skills for strengthening the professional role of nursing.
- Serves as a change agent for evidence-based practice assisting others in understanding the importance necessity impact and process of change. Supports staff during times of difficult transitions.
- Serves as a nursing leader representative on organizational and/or hospital councils and committees to promote interprofessional evidence-based quality clinical patient care.
- Contributes to UPH Nursing Enterprise Strategic Priorities as a member of nursing leadership team.
- Provide oversight for the implementation review and evaluation of evidence-based policies and procedures.
- Develops annual and multiyear capital budget to support Nursing Excellence.
- Develops annual operational budget to support Nursing Excellence strategic plan.
- Interprets information from evidence-based nursing literature and research. Use research findings for the establishment of standards practices and patient care models in the organization.
- Articulates the organizations quality improvement program and goals. Sets target outcomes that are evidence-based.
- Analyzes the root causes of variation from quality standards.
Ensures that written organizational clinical policies and procedures are reviewed and updated in accordance with evidence-based practice standards.
Qualifications
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited nursing education program.
- Masters degree in nursing health administration or business
Experience:
- Five to seven years of professional experience
- Two to three years of leadership experience with evidence of successful change management.
License(s)/Certification(s):
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa/Compact State and/or Illinois.
*Specific offers are determined by various factors such as experience skills internal equity and other business needs. The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
