Overview
The Clinical Nurse Manager will have responsibility for the overall operations of the nursing unit to include financial performance, service quality, clinical outcomes, quality improvement, employee satisfaction, and patient satisfaction. The Clinical Manager of the Nursing Department will have direct reporting responsibility to a designated Nursing Director.
Responsibilities
- Integrity and Values: Is open and honest in all interactions. Acts with moral wholeness, soundness, and truthfulness. Demonstrates a deep trust and respect for others. Talks about important values and acts accordingly. Actively fosters reflection about the deeper meaning of work. Makes decisions in the best interests of the organization’s core values.
- Inspirational Leadership: Articulates a compelling vision that promotes the goals that need to be attained and metrics for success. Fosters a strong sense of personal commitment for the organization's healing mission. Communicates what individuals need to accomplish for our vision to be realized. Emphasizes how goals and metrics align to achieve desired outcomes.
- Accountability: Focuses on results and desired outcomes, establishing a climate of achievement. Holds others accountable for goal attainment, and reinforces the organization’s vision. Articulates mission and goals in a clear and compelling fashion through daily interactions with staff and patients.
- Innovation: Incorporates new approaches to solving problems. Cultivates alternative viewpoints and seeks different perspectives when solving problems. Actively pursues creative solutions to problem resolution.
- Coaching & Developing Others: Invests in the professional and personal development of others. Nurtures individual strengths and abilities to develop employee skill sets. Is honest and candid in providing feedback, even when it is difficult.
- Managing Performance Outcomes: Sets clear performance expectations. Builds a high reliability group with a focus on excellence. Recognizes individual achievements throughout the performance period.
- Change Leadership: Accurately assesses the resources necessary for change. Takes personal ownership for leading change to enhance the organization.
- Collaboration and Teamwork: Builds teamwork and participation. Works to bring out the best in everyone. Provides useful, compassionate feedback for growth of the team.
- Support of UofL Health: Employee demonstrates support of the UofL Health Values: Reverence, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence.
Qualifications
EDUCATION & TRAINING: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Master’s Degree in a Nursing Specialty or Nursing Administration strongly preferred. Other Master’s degrees, such as business or healthcare administration will be considered.
EXPERIENCE: Internal Candidates: At least four (4) years of experience in an acute care setting, preferably an academic medical center. Prior management experience a plus. External candidates: At least five (5) years of experience in an acute care setting, preferably an academic medical center. Prior management experience a plus.
LICENSE & CERTIFICATION: Kentucky RN License required. Professional certification in either a leadership or clinical specialty area strongly recommended. If certification not present on hire, it is to be obtained within 3 years of hire into position.
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