Clinical Service Manager - RN Outpatient Care Management Team

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Closing Date:

12/31/2025

Type of Position:

Clinical Staff - Medical Services

Job Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Sponsorship Available:

No

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education, research, and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization, focused on improving patient care and the lives of Arkansans.

UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks (available for benefits eligible positions only):

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy
  
  

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the Apply link/button.

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Department:

ICE | IMSL Care Management

Department's Website:

Summary of Job Duties:

**This position can be based in Little Rock or one of the Regional Clinics.**

The Clinical Services Manager (CSM) is responsible for oversight of the Care Management nursing personnel, administering patient services, serving as a nurse, acting as liaison between physicians and nurses, and serving on various committees. Provides guidance and direction to nurses and coworkers to ensure smooth processes, quality, and excellent customer service. The duties of the CSM contribute to the effort to further the mission of UAMS: To improve the health and health care of Arkansans.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program with a Bachelor's in Nursing, with at least 5 years of experience in nursing and at least 3 of those years in a supervisory capacity
• Current Valid Registered Nurse License in the State of Arkansas.
• Current BLS certification or must successfully obtain certification within the first 30 days of employment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of Care Management experience
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree
• Ambulatory clinic experience
• National Nursing Certification
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and compliance
• Proficient in using healthcare software and databases
• Desire to foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development
• Demonstrates empathy, compassion, and a commitment to delivering quality patient care
  
  

Additional Information:

Responsibilities:

• Provides oversight that ensures processes for hiring, onboarding, training, developing, and evaluating providers and staff members within the service line to ensure a highly competent workforce.
• Engages all staff in learning the importance of clinical research, which leads to better patient outcomes.
• Engages all staff to participate in clinical research activities pertinent to their job duties.
• Ensures all patient-family-centered care principles are fully implemented throughout the clinical setting, including service recovery processes to address complaints and incidents for patients, families, and visitors.
• Enhances operational effectiveness through service-line improvement projects, using solid data and analytics that directly impact key metrics for people, service, growth, margin, and quality.
• Accountable to outcomes that will include measurable targets for patient quality, satisfaction, clinical metrics, employee satisfaction, workforce indicators (turnover, vacancy, advancement), etc.
• Ensures operations are consistent with the overall direction, goals, and focus of the program to include timely response to regulatory agency audit requests, and verifying that required regulatory forms are submitted on time.
• Work closely with the cardiovascular sciences medical director.
• Drives a consistent, system-wide service line approach across all facilities in conjunction with processes and standards set by the Institution’s Leadership.
• Ensure efficient business operations (including process improvement) of all aspects of the service line to facilitate patient access, expense management, productivity, patient safety, and patient & family-centered care.
• Recruits and retains qualified individuals who possess the competencies to achieve high levels of performance.
• Ensure adequate staffing to create a safe, effective, and efficient work unit. Manage performance to meet established standards, including but not limited to financial, quality, staffing, service, and safety.
• Utilize a system-based approach to identify, address, improve, and resolve any operational or performance issues or gaps.
• Functions as an effective and productive member of the leadership team by actively contributing to overall strategic planning, vision, and mission implementation for the Service Line.
• Provides broad leadership and ensures success at all levels of the Service Line.
• Demonstrates effective communication and participative leadership characteristics.
• Role model for positive multidisciplinary collaboration and interaction with colleagues, management team, and ancillary services.
• Promotes and models positive multidisciplinary collaboration and interaction with colleagues, the management team, and ancillary services.
• Builds and sustains a team-oriented, positive, problem-solving, collaborative organizational culture that is principle-centered and guided by shared values for excellence together.
• Plans operational and capital expense budgets.
• Reviews the fiscal performance of all cost centers, satellite offices, diagnostic services, and other ancillary services.
• Takes an active role with value analysis and as appropriate services on teams that reduce cost without sacrificing care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Salary Information:

Commensurate with education and experience

Required Documents to Apply:

License or Certificate (see special instructions for submission instructions), List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Resume

Optional Documents:

Letters of Recommendation, Proof of Veteran Status

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Recruitment Contact Information:

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Pre-employment Screening Requirements:

Annual TB Screening, Criminal Background Check, Substance Abuse Testing

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Constant Physical Activity:

Feeling, Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Repetitive Motion

Frequent Physical Activity:

Sitting, Standing, Talking, Walking

Occasional Physical Activity:

Crouching, Grasping, Kneeling, Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping

Benefits Eligible:

Yes