What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Nurse Manager - Stead Family Children's Hospital (Pediatric Specialty Clinic) position at Stead Family Children's Hospital (Pediatric Specialty Clinic) - Jobs@UIOWA Careers?
The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager.
University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®
The Pediatric Specialty Clinic offers comprehensive care to patients from infancy through adolescence and for certain chronic diseases into adulthood. Our 34 exam rooms were opened in 2017; an additional 20 rooms are anticipated to open in 2018. This clinic focuses on multiple pediatric specialties including allergy/pulmonary/immunology, cardiology, genetics, neurology, renal, urology, diabetes, endocrine, gastroenterology, psychology, rheumatology, general surgery, and pain and palliative care. This unit has many state-of the art facilities including five echocardiography rooms, exercise lab, pulmonary function lab, EEG lab, two treatment rooms, and a phlebotomy lab.
Schedule: 40 hours per week, Day Shifts, Monday-Friday
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Education Required
Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is required
Experience Required
Minimum 2 years current or recent (within the last 12 months) experience in pediatric specialty nursing
Collaborates and develops effective interpersonal relationships with nursing staff, medical staff, interprofessional teams, and other hospital departments. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrates excellent problem-solving skills, decision making, critical thinking skills, time management, organization of workload, delegation, attention to detail and thoroughness
Proficiency with computer software applications (such as Microsoft programs)
Demonstrates effective teaching skills for staff and patient education
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by date of hire
Desirable Qualifications:
- Certification in Pediatric Nursing
- PALS certified
- Experience managing/leading transitions in care
- Experience working in an ambulatory setting
Experience working in a large academic center
Experience working in a union environment
Knowledge of UI and UI Health Care policies, procedures and regulations
Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 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 Megan at megan-garton@uiowa.edu.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification..
References:
Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process