Ambulatory Nurse Manager - Allergy & Rheumatology

Ambulatory Nurse Manager - Allergy & Rheumatology

We are seeking a dynamic Nurse Manager to serve as the clinical leader across both Allergy and Rheumatology services, with a primary home base at the main campus and a regular presence across satellite clinics in South Kansas City, Prairie Village, Gladstone, and Olathe. In this highly visible, fully on-site leadership role, you will partner closely with physician leaders and administrative teams to ensure alignment in clinical care delivery, patient experience, and operational performance while providing real-time support to clinical staff. This MondayFriday position (typically 8:00 AM 4:30 PM, with no weekends or holidays) offers the opportunity to lead across two high-acuity specialty service lines, influence care delivery across multiple clinic environments, and make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, team engagement, and overall experience ideal for a hands-on, approachable leader who thrives on being present, connected, and actively engaged with their teams.

The Ambulatory Nurse Manager manages practice of professional nursing and delivery of care for non-hospitalized or ambulatory patients within a department, procedural area, and/or infusion area. May manage more than one physical location. Provides clinical supervision and direction. Ensures regulatory compliance, maintains quality and safety outcomes. Supervises all aspects of personnel management and development. Works in collaboration with department leadership, administration and nursing leadership.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Achieve business and organization goals, visions and objectives.
• Manages the delivery of nursing care and practice of professional nursing for non-hospitalized patients (ambulatory population) within a specified department, procedural area, and/or infusion area.
• Collaborates with liaison departments in maintaining patient care standards utilizing evidence based practice as applicable.
• Participates in clinical nursing research and supports The University of Kansas Health System research activities.
• Assists with front and back office as needed to Identify and resolves issues affecting patient flow and the delivery of care.
• Manages operation of assigned areas by analyzing personnel structure, determining staffing needs, monitoring productivity, and providing direction that reflects patient and family needs across the continuum of care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provides supervision, evaluates performance, conducts selection and termination process.
• Ensures clinical team works at top of licensure / responsibility. Actively promotes staff and self-development.
• Develops and maintains department related patient care standards through continuous quality improvement. Develops quality and safety initiatives to provide highest level of care. Oversees development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure efficient, effective, evidence-based delivery of health services.
• Assess the environment and make recommendations to ensure optimal patient comfort, safety and compliance with various regulatory bodies (OSHA, JCAHO, etc.)
• Fosters patient and employee satisfaction.
• Promotes shared decision making with input from staff.
• Assists in the development and monitoring of the budget. Approves purchases, establishes and revises inventory quotes.
• Collaborate with nursing colleagues in ambulatory care to promote optimal utilization of nursing resources among the various clinics.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• High School Graduate
• 5 or more years of clinical experience in practice area.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master Degree Nursing
• 1 or more years of nursing leadership.
• 2 or more years of management experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing - in state in which you live OR
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing - active with multistate in progress with proof of application
• Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live by 4/30/2026.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days of hire.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Professional Nursing Certification

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-54250

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link View email address on click.appcast.io.
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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