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ASSOCIATE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER (Ambulatory Care Services)
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**Job Summary**
**Basic Function and Responsibilities:**
The Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) provides leadership in all aspects of nursing. These functions include planning, managing, and evaluating all administrative and operational activities within Ambulatory Care Nursing Services and other clinical programmatic areas as assigned.
Scope of responsibilities include but not limited to: Medical Specialty, Transplant, Cardiovascular, Cancer Center, Dialysis and large anchor regional sites of West Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti Health Center, Brighton Center and Northville.
**Organizational Relationships:**
Reports directly to the Chief Nursing Officer for Ambulatory Care Services.
Partners with the Associate Chief Clinical Officers and the Associate Chief Operating Officers. Collaborates with Nurse leader colleagues, Department Chairs and other Michigan Medicine leadership and staff.
Functional and administrative supervision is exercised over Senior Nursing Directors, Clinical Nurse Directors, Clinical Nurse Supervisors, Staff Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Professional/Administrative and office staff, and assistive personnel.
**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.
**Why Join Michigan Medicine?**
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
**What Benefits can you Look Forward to?**
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
2:1 Match on retirement savings
**Responsibilities***
**Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities**
**Program & Clinical Management**
Provide leadership for the effective management of change and transition within Nursing and the institution.
Utilize a data-based approach and facilitate innovation and creativity in the development of new initiatives to support ongoing performance improvement and organizational change.
Partner with the Chief Clinical Officers and Chief Operations Officers in the operation of assigned clinical/programmatic areas.
Actively mentor and coach direct reports in the execution of Hospital and departmental policies, objectives and operating procedures and all aspects of leadership.
Develop and implement nursing administrative policies to carry out the objectives of the assigned areas.
Participate and ensure coordination of professional nursing functions across clinical areas.
Actively engage and support team building and effective teamwork within departmental and institutional teams.
Collaborate with the Nursing Executive Team, Chief Nursing Officers, U--M Health, Michigan Medicine leadership and U-M School of Nursing faculty in research and educational activities.
Partner with the Chief Clinical Officers and Chief Operations Officers in programmatic development, facility planning, problem-solving, quality and cost improvement initiatives and implementation of patient and family-centered care.
Resolve clinical and operational problems of assigned areas consulting with Hospital administrators, service chiefs and patient care staff utilizing an interest-based problem-solving approach.
Actively participate in strategic planning, policy formulation, problem solving and management of Nursing Services, as well as the Hospitals and Health Centers, as assigned.
Maintain accountability for compliance with professional nursing standards, regulatory agency standards and federal and state regulations regarding patient care.
Represent Nursing Services and the Ambulatory Care Services Chief Nursing Officer on committees and other activities ensuring collaboration and liaison with appropriate Hospital-wide groups.
Represent Hospital administration to members of the community in the promotion of good public relations for U-M Health, Michigan Medicine.
Act as preceptor/mentor for graduate nursing students.
Demonstrate behaviors which are compliant with U-M Health, Michigan Medicine values, goals, policies and procedures and affirmative action policies.
**Financial Management**
Determine the need for, and allocation of, human, space, fiscal and material resources for clinical/programmatic areas administered.
Work with associated teams to determine and implement improvements in Hospital facilities, including construction or renovation of structures and purchase of major equipment.
Develop, monitor, approve, and implement, operating budgets of clinical/programmatic areas administrated, as well as major capital expenditures.
Develop, implement, and evaluate cost-effective initiatives related to nursing service operations and patient care services both within the assigned area of responsibility and in collaboration with other areas and departments.
Maintain accountability for budget management within designated administrative areas. Analyze budget variances and initiate corrective action plans to resolve variances.
**Personnel Management**
Maintain accountability for all aspects of personnel management which include: recruitment and selection, counseling, disciplinary processes, and mentoring of Clinical Nursing Directors, Advanced Practice Professionals, and other personnel, as assigned.
Maintain accountability for compliance with bargaining unit and institutional agreements with employees.
Utilize an interest-based process for problem solving and resolving issues with employees.
**Performance Improvement**
Establish, monitor, and implement nursing and patient care standards across all areas of responsibility.
Effectively meet all goals and performance objectives for Nursing Services and U-M Health, Michigan Medicine, as established, annually.
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