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University of Michigan
  • Position Number: 1687780
  • Location: Ann Arbor, MI
  • Position Type: Health and Medical Services


CLINICAL NURSING DIRECTOR (University Hospital- 7B Adult Medicine Telemetry Unit)

Job Opening ID: 180252
Work Location: Michigan Medicine - Health Sys
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
FLSA Status: Exempt
Organizational Group: Um Hospital
Department: UMH Nursing CVC Admin
Posting Begin/End Date: 10/28/2019 11/30/2019
Salary:
Paid Time Off: Yes
Career Interest: Director / Manager / Supervisor
Healthcare Admin & Support
Nursing- Nursing Management
Nursing- Cardiology / Cardiovascular
Nursing- All Nursing

Job Summary
7B is a 32-bed Adult Medicine Telemetry unit. Nurses will utilize the nursing process to provide primary care to the complex medicine patient population who may require telemetry monitoring. Nurses complete a 6 to 10-week orientation including classes on basic arrhythmias and electrophysiology. Our RN staff and non-licensed technical staff provide highly skilled nursing care to our patients in an atmosphere that values individual diversity and uniqueness.

Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Responsibilities*
Duties:
The Clinical Nursing Director will plan and manage the clinical and administrative operations of the 32-bed 7B Adult Medicine Telemetry unit. The unit is home to adult medicine patients and is a telemetry monitored unit.
Assure implementation of patient care and quality assurance standards; and to plan, organize and evaluate clinical practice and educational activities.
Participate in planning, development and implementation of unit policies, goals and objective and standard of nursing practice.
Counsel and evaluate the performance and clinical practice of the nursing staff. This includes staff develop programs, unit orientation to ensure compliance with practice standards. Identify and resolve unit operational problems.
Represent the unit on assigned clinical area and Hospital committees. Maintain compliance with Federal and State regulations regarding affirmative action, safety and patient care. Actively collaborate in the development of annual budgets; manage and provide variance reporting of activity, payroll, commodity, & capital budgets; participate in the new program development & implementation; work closely with the MPLAN partner/ Medical Director to create and support an environment where cutting-edge and innovative care is provided to a continually growing number of adult medicine patients. Provide administrative/management leadership personnel management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Develop and implement unit goals and objectives which include the establishment of standards of practice in patient care consisted with national professional and regulatory guidelines.
  • Integrate unit goals and objectives with Nursing Service goals and objectives. Advise and assist with the establishment of priorities and institutional program development.
  • Work closely with medical staff and other disciplines for the successful implementation of patient, unit and institutional objectives. Assist in the resolution of interdisciplinary operating problems.
  • Supervise operations of the unit. Establish minimum/maximum staffing patterns to insure quality patient care. Initiate and implement a staffing schedule which is consistent with care requirements and responds to varying patient activity and patient mix.
  • Identify and recommend specific staffing needs and position qualifications consistent with the respective unit objectives and patient case mix.
  • Interview and select qualified personnel.
  • Evaluate performance of nursing staff responsible to patient care unit. Make recommendations for merit awards and personnel classification changes. Counsel and discipline nursing staff to enable achievement of unit and institutional objectives, particularly as related to high quality patient care.
  • Interpret and implement University and hospital personnel policies and programs and ensure their uniform and correct application.
  • Project and monitor personnel budget for patient care unit. Provide information regarding budget variances to Clinical Directors.
  • Collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines to plan, evaluate, and implement the commodity budget for the patient care unit.
  • Initiate and implement inservice guidelines for unit level orientation and staff development. Encourage and provide opportunities for continuing education of the nursing staff.
  • Initiate, plan, analyze, and participate in Nursing staff development programs and workshops.
  • Participate in concurrent and retrospective evaluation of patient care consistent with the hospital quality assurance program. Through this review process, evaluate and recommend changes and improvements in areas affecting the quality of patient care.
  • Establish guidelines with the nursing faculty, which support the institutional goal of providing the primary clinical environment for nursing students. Facilitate, coordinate, and monitor the clinical experience of nursing and other students.
  • Initiate and cooperate in the applied research in health care in keeping with the institutional objectives of maintaining prominence in developing new modes of clinical practice.
  • Formulate professional goals and prepare written evaluation for clinician director
Reporting Relationship: The 7B Clinical Nursing Director reports to the CV/Neuro Subsegment Associate Chief Nursing Officer.

Nursing Specific Info
If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at (734) 936-5183.

Required Qualifications*
  • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Michigan.
  • Required educational requirement:
    • Master's degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration, Public Health, Business or related field (a Juris Doctor degree may be considered)
    • If Master's degree is not in Nursing, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required
  • Two (2) years previous supervisory experience in an adult medicine unit
  • Minimum of five years of Nursing experience with demonstration of progressive clinical competence
  • Demonstrated leadership and management skills including personnel management and the ability to perform as a role model for nursing staff
  • Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a manner that fosters teambuilding and to provide visionary direction for team members
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with administrators, physicians, peers, and subordinates.
  • Experience with change management process required

Note: Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position.

Desired Qualifications*
  • Expertise in adult medicine telemetry nursing
  • Interest based problem solving and negotiations
  • Familiar with the continuous quality improvement process is desirable

Work Schedule
Hours: 40 hours/weekShift: Requires flexibility to unit needsLocation: University Hospital - 7B Adult Medicine Telemetry Unit

Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.

Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

Selection Process
Michigan Medicine seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan and to maintain the excellence of the University. We welcome applications from anyone who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research, teaching, and clinical mission, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. The Department of Nursing, like the University of Michigan as a whole, is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons and will not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status.

U-M EEO/AA StatementThe University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

To apply, visit https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/180252/clinical_nursing_director_university_hospital-_7b_adult_medicine_telemetry_unit





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