Assistant Nurse Manager - Neurosurgery Clinic

Assistant Nurse Manager For Neurosurgery Clinic

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking an experienced nurse leader to join our team as the full-time Assistant Nurse Manager for the Neurosurgery Clinic.

In this role, you will provide both managerial and clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. You will support clinic staff by ensuring they have the education, tools, and resources needed to meet performance expectations and uphold evidence-based practice standards. The Assistant Nurse Manager oversees direct care nursing functions and plays a key role in ensuring that health services, medical care, clinical education, and research initiatives are carried out effectively and efficiently. This position is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and continuously improving clinic operations, educational programs, and research activities in collaboration with department and hospital leadership. While leadership and operational oversight are central to this role, the Assistant Nurse Manager may step into direct patient care when needed to support staff and uphold seamless, high-quality clinical care.

University of Iowa Health Carerecognized as one of the best hospitals in the United Statesis 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 . UI Health Care was the first Magnet hospital in the State of Iowa, and we are pursuing our 6 th Magnet redesignation. This level of commitment is evident in every area of our hospital and ambulatory clinics.

Responsibilities

• Hiring
• Staff Development
• Performance Management
• Employee Labor Relations
• Other
• Financial Management:
• Operations, Standards of Care, Regulatory Compliance, Quality, and Patient Satisfaction:
• Patient Care/Service Delivery:
• Planning and Goal Management:
• Communication/Collaboration Relationships:
• Education Programs:

Percent of Time: 100% Schedule: Work hours are typically Monday Friday between 8:00 am 5:00 pm (1 hour meal break). Scheduled work hours will vary to support staffing needs and clinical operations before 8 AM or after 5 PM as needed. Location: University Campus Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Required Qualifications:

• A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is required
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required by the date of hire
• Minimum 1-3 years of clinical practice and demonstrated skills in management and supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking skills
• Proficiency with computer software applications. skill in leadership/management
• Demonstrates time management, organization of workload, delegation, attention to detail and thoroughness
• Collaborates and develops effective interpersonal relationships with nursing staff, medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and other hospital departments
• Demonstrates effective teaching skills for staff and patient education
• Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so.

Desired Qualifications:

• Leadership and/or manager experience
• Experience working in a large academic medical center
• Experience working in a union environment
• Professional certification in the nursing field (example: CNRN, SCRN, CNML, CMSRN, etc.)

In order to be considered, applicants must upload resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.