Clinic Nurse Manager - Children's Primary Care Job Listing at University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, VA (Job ID 3969567-2024-10-15)

Description

We are seeking a motivated and adaptable Children's Primary Care Manager to lead our four clinics across Central Virginia with planned expansion expected in 2025! This role requires overseeing clinic operations in Charlottesville, Northridge, and Orange, managing staff, and ensuring exceptional patient care. As part of our commitment to community outreach and integration within Fortify Children?s Health, the ideal candidate will be a positive leader who can pivot effectively in a dynamic healthcare environment. Our team is committed to serving our communities with high–quality, compassionate care and hope you are just as passionate as we are!

Why Join Us:
– Be a key player in a leading pediatric care network with a focus on innovation and community impact.
– Work in a supportive environment with a low turnover rate and a collaborative team.
– Contribute to meaningful outreach efforts and improve the health and well–being of children in Central Virginia.
– Lead community outreach efforts to promote clinic services and build relationships with local organizations.

Manages the practice of professional nursing and patient care delivery within Ambulatory Operations. Provides clinical supervision and is responsible for daily operations of ambulatory clinic(s). Primary responsibilities include human resource management, financial management, and performance improvement activities. Works collaboratively with the Medical Director and Patient Access leadership to optimize patient access, operational efficiency, practice productivity, patient satisfaction and team member engagement.

All responsibilities are fulfilled consistent with the mission, vision, and values of UVA Health and grounded by the American Organization of Nurse Leader Core Competencies.

• Creates, monitors, and analyzes budgets to explain variances and conduct ongoing evaluation of productivity, and participates in capital budgeting process

• Develops and implements staffing models and plans to support within and top of scope practice and to support provider templates and patient population needs
• Interviews, selects, mentors, and evaluates clinical and administrative team members
• Facilitates orientation and onboarding activities, evaluation effectiveness of orientation
• Responsible for continuous performance management and professional development of clinical team members and conducts formal performance appraisals
• Administers corrective performance counseling and administrative action appropriately
• Assesses team member satisfaction and develops and implements strategies to promote retention and to recognize and reward team members
• Leads performance improvement activities, identifying key performance indicators, evaluating performance data, and responding to outcome measure findings
• Assesses patient experience data and develops strategies to address satisfaction issues
• Promotes evidence–based practices, monitors patient safety, reports adverse events, and facilitates real–time–root–cause problem solving
• Supports a culture of innovation by integrating technology into patient care processes and using information systems to support business decisions
• Facilitates change and participates in project management and strategic planning activities within Ambulatory Operations to enhance the UVA Health strategic plan
• Builds and maintains strong interdisciplinary relationships through influence, communication, collaboration, and shared decision–making and understands components of culture competence as applicable to the healthcare workforce
• Monitors and promotes workplace safety requirements and maintains survey and regulatory readiness
• Practices ethical behavior and supports nursing standards and scopes of practice
• Maintains clinical competency to provide patient care as needed
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development
• Performs other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program, Master's degree in related field within 5 years of hire.

Experience: 3 years of progressively more responsible experience as a registered nurse in a patient care environment required.

Licensure: License to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Valid Virginia Driver?s license required for managers with responsibility operations in multiple locations. Must have applicable specialty certification at hire or within 3 years.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician?s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.