Description

Summary

The Nurse Manager provides leadership and administrative supervision for clinical services in a comprehensive student focused medical care service for a population of 14,000 students. The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and excellent abilities to manage both internal and external customers. The Nurse Manager position is an integral part of Student Health Leadership and responsible for all nursing functions and coordination of nursing care in all clinics. Responsibilities include leadership and management of RNs, LPNs, and medical assistants, staffing, budget, equipment, facilities management, personnel, purchasing, supplies, and staff training. This position is also responsible for the clinical aspects of the accreditation process including environment of care and infection control.

Ensures optimum quality primary, preventive, and/or mental health care through implementation of professional nursing knowledge and techniques. Works with the Medical Director and Director of Operations as a team to support physicians and nurse practitioners through the creation of schedules, the feedback and counseling of employees, and conducting performance evaluations. In coordination with Campus Health leadership, this position develops, implements, and enforces nursing standards, policies, and procedures utilizing the Standards of Practice for Nurses from the American College Health Association and Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care. The Nurse Manager will institute a comprehensive training program to ensure that all clinical staff are knowledgeable regarding the performance of their duties and ensure optimum delivery of quality nursing practices and coordination of care. This position will direct efforts for infection control and safety and coordinate the success of these efforts with departmental and campus stakeholders. This is a full-time, 12-month position with some weekend and evening hours required.

This position also may require participation in off-campus programs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skills in providing exemplary patient care and customer service.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and being reliably available to patients when they seek care or advice.
• Knowledge and clinical background with public health or health education experience.

• Demonstrated ability in all care to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.

• Ability to maintain professional affiliations, licenses, certifications, etc., and stay current on developments in the field of medicine and college health.

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current nursing license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Louisiana

• 10 years of ambulatory or clinical nursing care experience

• 3 years of infection control experience

• 3 years of supervisory/managerial experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive experience in professional nursing management and administration

• Possess the ability to assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate a clinical program

• Experience with third-party billing and insurance

• Five years of college health experience

• Master of Science in Nursing degree