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UConn Health is searching for an experienced Nursing Manager to manage the daily activities; administrative and clinical responsibilities within Case Management collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff; providing support for patients, friends and families consistent with the hospital's mission.
SCHEDULE: Full time - Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. occasional weekend rotation.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Works under the general direction of the Director of Care Coordination
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Directs and manages the staff of the Care Coordination, Utilization Management and Social Work.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Manages the operational activities of the assigned nursing unit(s) or departments.
Administers personnel actions in collaboration with Labor Management and the Nursing Directors area(s) of responsibility; recruits skilled staff; ensures adequate levels of people resources are available to meet business needs and financial parameters; coaches, counsels and disciplines employees; plans, monitors and appraises performance of employees; develops staff by providing information, educational opportunities and experiential growth opportunities.
Develops and Interprets UConn Health's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to regulatory requirements; measures health outcomes against standards; makes and/or recommends adjustments. Maintains the stability and reputation of the department by ensuring compliance with accreditation requirements.
Develops and interprets Standard of Care as it relates to Transition of Care and Utilization Managements.
Ensures RN Case Managers, RN Utilization Management and Social Workers are working within their scope.
Establishes and maintains communication between internal and external health care providers. This can include ancillary departments, physicians, nursing personnel physical medicine, finance, billing and other healthcare professionals.
Works in collaboration within the departments to develop and directs the implementation of policies and procedures as applicable. Interprets policies and objectives of nursing services to staff and health center community.
Assist fiscal requirements and prepares and participates in budgetary recommendations; monitors costs and expenditures of unit activities and authorizes expenditures as appropriate. Manages unit costs in a fiscal responsible manner. Assists in the selection, provision and control of material resources required for the performance of the unit such as, equipment, supplies, space and facilities; establishes standards to ensure cost containment and to optimize working environment.
Develops, implements and evaluates performance improvement activities in response to opportunities in patient care area, and assures patient safety outcomes.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to patients and families. Ensures annual performance evaluation of staff are completed timely.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies. Responsible for ensuring that staff adhere to all UConn Health and JDH patient and staff policies related to safety, safe patient handling and stay for safety.
Performs other related duties incidental to the position as assigned, such as monitor data related to length of stay, readmissions and throughput. Monitors over and underutilization of services. Collects data to ensure efficiency of department and hospitals utilization.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of nursing and healthcare administration; including knowledge of and ability to apply management principles and techniques.
Demonstrated ability to make sound clinical assessments and institute safe and efficacious care within the structure of a collaborative health team.
Considerable knowledge of requirements by federal, state or regulatory bodies.
Considerable knowledge of effective workforce utilization.
Excellent interpersonal skill; effective oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of financial management; supervisory ability.
Knowledge of all relevant policies and procedures.
Ability to develop and implement performance improvement initiatives and to interpret outcome data.
Solid understanding of patient satisfaction indicators (eg. HCAPS).
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience:
Graduate of an accredited nursing program and eight (8) years nursing experience
Must have two (2) years in a supervisory/charge capacity.
Must possess and maintain a current State of Connecticut Registered Nurse license.
SUBSTITUTION ALLOWED
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:
Master's Degree in Nursing and or Health Care Administration.
Four (4) years' experience, as Case Manager/Utilization review
Case Management Certification
WHY UCONN HEALTH
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
