RN Clinical Manager

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you're looking for a job to love, apply today. Schedule Weekly Hours: 40 Gundersen Health System is seeking a full-time, salaried RN, Clinical Manager for our Hospital Float Pool, Central Staffing Office, and IV Therapy teams in La Crosse, WI. What you will do: Provide management and oversee the delivery of clinical services Ensure optimal functioning in day-to-day operations Manage and lead 90 RN and CNA staff in the Hospital Float Pool Provide leadership for supervisors of Central Staffing Office (with 11 staffers/schedulers as indirect reports) and IV Therapy (with 18 RNs as indirect reports) Collaborate with a strong and experienced team of Hospital Clinical Managers, Clinical Operations Directors, Hospital Operations Managers, and Professional Development Nurses. What you will get: Support to grow in your career with access to our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program Top-rated retirement plan and healthcare benefits Initial and ongoing leader development and support Opportunity to support the operations of the hospital as a whole What you need: Bachelor's Degree in a health-related field 5-7 years of clinical healthcare experience demonstrating leadership skills RN licensure to practice in the state of Wisconsin upon hire Ideal candidate will be skilled in the following areas: Empathic, Articulate, Assertive, Accountable Gundersen Health System is healthcare for neighbors, by neighbors. While we call La Crosse home, our system has 7 hospitals and 65 clinics in neighboring communities. Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care combined with the right amount of love. We call it Love + Medicine and it's who we are. Explore why La Crosse is a great place to live and work. Job Description: Provides management and oversees the delivery of hospital float pool/ staff resource deployment, IV Therapy services, and central staffing office operations. Has direct responsibility for managing employee performance to ensure optimal functioning in day-to-day hospital operations. Works collaboratively with hospital leadership and Clinical Operations Director of Inpatient Virtual Care & Workforce Support to achieve department, unit, and organizational strategic goals. Resource for scheduling practices. STRATEGIC RELEVANCE SUMMARY To advance its position as an innovator and leading health care system, Gundersen Health System (GHS) must continue to demonstrate superior outcomes, provide seamless delivery of care, and ensure competitive cost structures. It must also stay at the cutting edge of emerging technologies and new delivery models that will transform healthcare. The System must anticipate and respond effectively to evolving market and environmental trends, (e.g., shifts in payment models, value-based purchasing, transparency of outcomes and information technology) that will impact the delivery of health care services. The Manager is responsible for understanding the impact of these forces and trends and for managing the effective response from their AOR (area-of-responsibility). The Manager collaborates with others to achieve GHS' strategic mission and goals: 1) demonstrate superior quality and safety through the eyes of patients and caregivers; 2) demonstrate superior service through the eyes of patients and colleagues; 3) attract, develop and retain a talented and engaged workforce; 4) demonstrate affordability of care; and 5) achieve programmatic growth. The Manager translates System strategy into staff commitment, action, and accomplishment in their AOR. POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Manager is specifically responsible for: 1.0 Organizational Strategy and Implementation Understanding market trends and the impact on their AOR, contributing to AOR strategic and operational plans, translating these plans, and ensuring the understanding, alignment and commitment of AOR staff. 2.0 Fiscal Management Effectively using established processes to ensure accountability for effective operations and resource management. 3.0 Human Resource Management Effectively using established processes to: select, align, engage, develop, manage, and retain a team of highly skilled staff. 4.0 Excellence in Service and Clinical Quality Achieving seamless delivery of quality patient care and safety, excellence in patient experience and customer service. 5.0 Organizational Leadership Providing leadership and accomplishing objectives by ensuring the integration of processes and initiatives while modeling collaboration. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Organizational Strategy and Implementation 1.1 Collaborates with Division/Team leadership to understand external market financial, economic, and industry data, identifying market opportunities and threats. 1.2 Provides leadership and actively contributes to the design and implementation of clinically and fiscally responsive program goals and objectives for their AOR. 1.3 Formulates recommendations for AOR continuous improvement taking into account market demands, regulatory standards, and changes in clinical practice. 1.4 Establishes clear performance standards for their AOR, and monitors established management systems to ensure that cost effectiveness and continuous quality improvement forms the basis for all activities. 1.5 Collaborates with management to ensure that resources are prioritized and in place (i.e., staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, technology, data, and processes, etc.) and properly utilized to achieve AOR objectives through the most effective and efficient operations. 1.6 Contributes to the development of and implementation of processes to collect relevant clinical and financial indicator data which serves as a reliable proxy for clinical effectiveness, cost, and quality. 1.7 In conjunction with AOR leadership, designs and implements improvement of AOR key processes, leading to elimination of variability in cost and quality. Fiscal Management 2.1 Manages AOR to meet fiscal targets, ensuring the delivery of cost-effective, quality services. 2.2 Participates in financial forecasting and planning along with other members of the AOR management team. 2.3 Develops and presents comprehensive analysis for financial and programmatic recommendations for AOR management. 2.4 Communicates the rationale for financial decisions ensuring a high level of understanding among staff and clinicians. 2.5 Evaluates AOR for potential cost-effective change and manages the implementation of approved changes. 2.6 Ensures staff compliance, and monitors physician compliance, as appropriate, with financial decisions. Human Resources Management 3.1 Provides vision and leadership to staff in a collaborative environment that offers job satisfaction, performance recognition, and stimulates innovative thinking to accomplish objectives. 3.2 Ensures that AOR management, staff and clinicians understand their roles in accomplishing GHS, Team/Division, and AOR strategic objectives. Establishes expectations for high level of performance and holds individuals accountable for achieving them. 3.3 In collaboration with other AOR leadership and the Human Resources Department, ensures the efficacy of systems/processes to recruit, retain, and develop a high-performance team that meets patient, regulatory, and fiscal requirements for their AOR. 3.4 In conjunction with Team/Division leadership, ensures staff productivity by maximizing staffing efficiency and workflow patterns as well as monitoring and controlling turnover. 3.5 Implements and actively supports the integration of change and conflict management. 3.6 Creates a climate that ensures respect, teamwork, open communication, and professional recognition among a diverse workforce. Excellence in Service and Clinical Quality 4.1 Ensures the implementation of service, quality and safety standards consistent with System policy for patient experience and internal and external customers in collaboration with AOR leadership. 4.2 Identifies and analyzes trends across services in customer satisfaction and patient experience, clinical quality outcomes, patient safety and cost using data systematically to develop solutions and guide change in AOR practices. 4.3 Models and ensures that AOR staff effectively uphold a customer service orientation to meet legitimate needs of patients and internal and external customers. 4.4 Ensures that confidentiality of patient, staff, and appropriate management data is maintained, and delivers immediate and certain consequences when confidentiality is compromised. 5.0 Organizational Leadership 5.1 Promotes the organization to all constituencies by interpreting and communicating GHS' mission and values, acting as a loyal, supportive, and informed spokesperson for AOR, Team/Division and the System. 5.2 Collaborates with other internal professionals to identify, reduce, and eliminate barriers within the system which may negatively impact cost and quality of services. 5.3 In the spirit of collaboration, promotes the visibility of AOR leadership throughout the organization. 5.4 Takes responsibility for providing a positive learning environment for students, interns, and residents working within their AOR, collaborating with academic programs, while ensuring patient safety. 5.5 Takes responsibility for identifying areas for self-development and actively seeks opportunities and resources to meet developmental objectives. KEY INTERFACES The Manager interacts primarily with the following external interfaces: Patients Families The Manager interacts secondarily with the following external interfaces: Payers scope dependent Vendors/Suppliers scope dependent Educational and Regulatory Organizations Charitable Organizations General Public Non-GHS clinicians, hospitals . click apply for full job details