Position Title
Urgent Care Nurse Manager
Creekwood Family Care, Grand Blvd Health Care, KU MedWest, Medical Pavilion
Position Summary / Career Interest:
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 resolve 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
- 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) - Single State - State Board of Nursing 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 at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days of hire.
Preferred Licensure and Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing
- Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Professional Nursing Certification
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R-37603
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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