Ambulatory Nurse Manager Primary Care, Full-Time, Days

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system UChicago Medicine as a Nurse Manager at our Valparaiso clinic. Here you will work alongside our Primary Care team. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity.

Join UChicago Medicine as it expands into Northwest Indiana at our new Primary Care clinic in Valparaiso IN.

Under the general direction of the Assistant Director Ambulatory Operations the Physician Director for the practice and the Director of Nursing responsible for ambulatory patient care activities at this facility. The nurse manager oversees day-to-day 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. Responsible for preparing for and participating in various inspections.

Essential Job Functions

• Participates in the recruitment and selection of clinical staff. Identifies recruitment needs and necessary staffing levels.
• Determines staffing needs in consultation with other leadership and assures proper scheduling and utilization of services in maintaining quality patient care.
• Assists staff members in the 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.
• Assesses 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.
• Establishes priorities and assures implementation of goals and objectives evaluating performance and reporting significant results.
• Ensures that appropriate staff attend mandatory educational programs and in-services.
• 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 the state of maintenance of the environment including equipment and takes required corrective action.
• Confers with supervisory and administrative personnel concerning management problems.
• Provides orientation and training of staff members in carrying out physicians orders seeing to the needs of patients and developing approved nursing practices.
• Evaluates and revises the orientation plan as necessary.
• Collaborates with the medical director on quality assurance issues. Collaborates with the medical director in collecting data for staff meetings research reports and evaluation.
• Promotes the 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.
• Assumes accountability for own nursing practice and professional growth.
• Acts as a role model to promote professional growth and clinical competence.
• Participates as appropriate in educational programs designed to promote professional growth and development including planning teaching and coordination of education programs.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of nursing experience
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Indiana
• Demonstrated clinical and/or leadership skills that serve as a role model for subordinates
• Excellent organizational skills
• Computer proficiency
• Considerable skill in determining priorities working independently and exercising sound judgment
• High degree of initiative and problem-solving ability
• Considerable skill in communicating verbally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
• Maturity: ability to exercise judgment and assume responsibility
• Willingness to learn new systems and processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred but experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Three years or more in nursing leadership
• Ambulatory nursing experience
• Familiarity with UCM Information Systems (ie Epic)

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time 1.0 FTE
• Shift: Days - 7:45 am - 5:30 pm
• Work Location: Onsite - Valparaiso
• Unit/Department: Primary Care
• CBA Code:Non-Union

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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.

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