Job Description

Manager of Nursing - PACU and Universal Care Center

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

The Nursing Manager reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

Relationship to Patient/Family and Community

Education/Ethics and Diversity/Care Coordination & Access

• Customer Focus:

  • Clearly identifies the internal and external customer(s) for their unit or service area and their respective requirements/expectations.
  • Actively seeks methods of concurrent and retrospective feedback from customers, listens to customer feedback and implements solutions and/or interventions as appropriate.

Relationship to Colleagues

Resource Utilization/Healing, Safe Environment/Professional Practice

• Core Skills: Time, People and Resource Management

  • Establishes, implements, and monitors the unit or service area's capital and operating budget to achieve defined targets.
  • Recruits and retains staff members consistent with the unit and organization's human resource plan.
  • Develops systems for the responsible use of all hospital resources.

Shared Leadership/Education

• Creative Leadership:

  • Translates organizational vision into a unit or service area vision that engages staff in contributing to and achieving that vision.
  • Actively participates and or leads multidisciplinary committees to support the advancement of patient care.

• Coaching and Development:

  • Provides daily, just-in-time feedback to improve performance and self-esteem of staff.
  • Tracks coaching discussions and actual performance of associates to ensure accountability.
  • Seeks ways to match staff members' talents and career interests with organizational opportunities

Relationship to Self

EBP/Research/Innovation/Professional Practice

• Continuous Learning:

  • Continually examines ways to improve business relationships with customers, suppliers, community, etc.
  • Seeks and is open to new ideas from a wide range of sources; encourages others to share knowledge and best practices.

Additional Responsibilities:

Healing, Safe Environment/Care Coordination and Access

• Responsible for coordinating specialty teams as needs arise.
• Responsible for coordinating effective patient throughput.
• Responsible to meet targeted Relationship, Reliability, Efficiency and Growth metrics per department/ service line

Resource Utilization/Shared Leadership

• Responsible for development of staffing program to support clinical expertise.

Technology/Resource Utilization

• Responsible for assisting the director in the capital budget to support replacement of infrastructure equipment and new technology.
• Responsible for understanding the impact of new technology on the population served and coordinating reimbursement activities with the Business manager.
• Responsible for maintaining the following systems: patient charging, inventory, staff scheduling
• In collaboration with Materials Management staff, Responsible for maintaining appropriate supply formularies and par levels

Required:

• Registered Nursing license issued by the State of Illinois
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• BLS through American Heart Association
• Entry level experience in leadership (ie: Shared Leadership, Charge RN, Coordinator role)

Preferred:

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Board Certified in Nursing Administration from ANCC or AONE within two years of hire
• Five to eight years of managerial experience

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.

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