Clinical Manager: PEDS/PICU

Nucleus Healthcare is seeking a qualified PEDS/PICU Clinical Manager candidate to join a prestigious academic health system in Columbia, MO. Take the next step in your career and thrive in an environment where you are respected, challenged, and offered endless opportunities to define your career path!

Our partner nurtures a workplace culture you can thrive in.

• Becker's Healthcare 150 Top Places to Work
• “Just Culture” organization
• ANCC Accredited Nurse Residency Program
• Daisy Award Partner

Benefits that matter.

• Paid-for tuition for local top-ranked university
• Up to 75% tuition benefit for employees and 50% for spouses and children at any location or online
• 8% 401k match
• 100% paid parental leave for up to four weeks starting January 2024
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including mental health support
• Defined career paths and clinical ladder for RNs
• PTO ranges from 17 to 22 days based on tenure, 4 personal days, and 12 sick days.
• Salary up to $147,285 depending on experience

Small town charm. Big opportunities.

Columbia, MO, is an up-and-coming university town in the heart of Missouri known for its

• prestigious public university
• healthcare system
• public schools
• division 1 sports
• affordable cost of living and housing

With a thriving cultural and culinary scene, many outdoor activities, and easy access to St. Louis and Kansas City, you can have the best of both worlds: the charm of a small town with the convenience of modern amenities and top-notch healthcare.

Job Description

In collaboration with designated service line physician leader(s), the clinical manager co-directs the department(s) (generally two or more cost centers) in providing patient care and/or services. The dyad of manager/physician leader(s) will advance clinical excellence through the culture of YES and values of care, deliver, innovate, and serve - using effective teamwork principles. These principles will guide the design, organization, and provision of safe and effective patient-centered care. The dyad will promote an environment of excellence, safety, teamwork, continuous innovation and discovery, mutual respect, and understanding while assuring evidence-based practice(s) (EBP), quality, and ethical principles. All leaders are expected to foster a non-discriminatory climate utilizing proven principles of teamwork, in which care is delivered in a manner sensitive to socio-cultural diversity and collaboration with staff, clinicians, and other disciplines and departments to achieve the shared mission of the health system and the highest levels of patient satisfaction. The dyad will assure excellent patient outcomes, inclusive of performing/directing/sponsoring performance improvement (PI, PDSA) projects as data and evidence suggest.

Detailed Description:

Develop department budget(s) in collaboration with physician partner(s), finance, and executive leadership; monitor expenditures and maintain operational costs within the department budget, utilizing human and material resources in a cost-effective manner.

Ensure 24-hour staffing is appropriate for the level of acuity while recognizing the diverse skill levels of individual staff members and the unique needs of the patient population.

Incorporate research and evidence-based knowledge in the development of practice/process improvement initiatives. Facilitate a Shared Governance model of practice, that empowers staff to take appropriate action to assure excellence in care delivery and improved patient outcomes.

Develop an ownership culture where all staff holds accountability for policy and procedure implementation and excellent patient-centered care.

Interview and hiring of qualified candidates, ensure orientation and onboarding of new staff, evaluate the performance of staff, and recommend staff promotion, timely use of corrective and disciplinary actions, inclusive of terminations as necessary. Evaluate and document staff competency on a regular basis by direct observation, peer review, standardized orientation, and employee input. Coaches staff to foster continued growth and professional development.

Maintain standards of care utilizing clinically appropriate standards set by regulatory, licensing or specialty organizations. (An example would be the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses as the foundation for nursing practice.) Assure staff meets the standards and regulatory requirements for The Joint Commission, state and federal agencies.

Promote and achieve high satisfaction of external and internal customers. Effectively intercede with families and/or patients and resolve concerns related to the delivery of health care services.

Systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice, analyzing appropriate internal and external data and information to identify opportunities for improving services and patient outcomes in collaboration with physician partners and key stakeholders. Initiate actions relative to evaluation/assessment to include all related departments/individuals.

Develop a system that assures all expected metrics and outcomes are achieved and maintained, including follow-through/integration of all departmental or system-led initiatives.

Dyad of clinical manager/physician leader(s) will be responsible and held accountable for expected outcomes and achievements in areas of responsibility. Metrics are subject to ongoing (but at least annual) change. A few of the expected metrics would include patient satisfaction, employee satisfaction, volume/growth, finance (including revenues and expenses) to meet or beat budgeted expectations as well as FTE management and where appropriate man-hour per statistic (or similar measure), staff turnover and applicable quality metrics (i.e. Value Based Purchasing measures, readmission rates, reduction of PSO reportable incidents, etc.).

Required Qualifications:

A Bachelor's in a clinical specialty is required.

A Master of Science in a related field is required.

Minimum of four (4) years experience in a hospital setting (or combination of hospital and ambulatory history if applying for an ambulatory position). Minimum of two (2) years of managerial or supervisory experience, preferably in a healthcare setting. Proven leadership and organizational skills are required.

Current Missouri license/registration is required where state license/registration is granted.