Nurse Manager - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - (26005274)
The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Nursing is seeking a Nurse Manager to provide leadership and management of the Nursing team in delivering safe, quality, family-centered patient care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams Position Specific SummaryProvide managerial and clinical leadership for Pediatric Intensive Care and Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Units. Ensure that all staff provide safe clinical care and have the education, methods and resources to accomplish their performance objectives.
Positions in this job family usually have limited involvement in direct patient care and focus their efforts in planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and improving health care operations, clinical education programs and research programs of clinical and health service departments. Key Areas of ResponsibilitiesHire, develop and manage the performance of staff in a departmental unit or functional divisionPrepare budget or assist in development; provide projections and recommendations. Manage financial data and monitor budget to meet goals. Resolve budget discrepanciesIdentify trends and determine QA priorities. Develop quality standards. Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectation. Develop, implement, and monitor plan to enhance patient satisfactionIdentify needs, trends, and forecasts in order to provide quality patient careDevelop action plans for unit that meet strategic goals; provide progress reports to department director or director of clinical functionsAdvocate for needs of unit with healthcare leaders; may collaborate with medical director of unit regarding program development process improvements and equipment budgetsProvide clinical education to develop staff competency. Oversee clinical education activities and agreements with other educational institutionsKnowledge of and ability to manage effective and smooth operations in a clinical service or department by utilizing various management principles and techniquesUnderstanding of the issues related to the decision-making process; ability to analyze situations fully and accurately, and reach productive decisionsKnowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare and clinical research practicesAbility to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team and organizational performance Percent of Time: 100%Schedule: 40 hours per week, DaysLocation: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH)Rotations: Off shift call per unit guidelinesP&S Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/professional-and-scientific-compensation Benefits Highlights:Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, IowaFringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plansFor more information about Why Iowa?, click here
Education or Equivalency Required:Master’s Degree in Nursing is required. If Master’s Degree is in related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is requiredIf qualified applicant does not have Master’s Degree in Nursing, the applicant must obtain an advanced degree in nursing, health care administration, or business administration within five years of beginning this positionCurrent license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license by date of hire is requiredRequired Qualifications:Recent experience in clinical practiceConsiderable (3 years) experience and demonstrated skill in leadership/management rolesAt least two years’ experience pediatric intensive care and/or pediatric cardiothoracic intensive care nursing. Experience with unit operations including human resources, financial management, quality management and patient satisfaction initiatives, staff engagement, and regulatory compliance with various federal and state agencies and the Joint CommissionDemonstrated experience with patient/family satisfaction initiatives including modeling service excellence principles/standards and staff engagementExcellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients, families, outside agencies/vendors, and the communityCertification in a role or specialty through a nationally recognized professional nursing certification body. If not currently certified, must seek certification in a role or specialty as soon as eligible to sit for the examMust be proficient in computer software applicationsExperience modeling service excellence principles/standardsDemonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectivesDesired Qualifications:At least two years of experience pediatric nursing at an academic medical center or children's hospitalExperience working with Pediatric Intensivists; pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery; and pediatric medical/surgical subspecialty physicians in a multidisciplinary environmentCertification in a role or specialty through a nationally recognized professional nursing certification body. If not currently certified, must seek certification in a role or specialty as soon as eligible to sit for the examExperience working in large academic medical centerExperience with pediatric code and rapid response teams Experience working in union environment Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Nursing Recruitment at 319-356-2285. Successful candidates will be required to self- disclose any conviction history and subject to a criminal background check. References:Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process
: Iowa City
: Patient Care Providers
: Healthcare
: Regular
Full-time
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: Sep 22, 2026, 6:47:03 PM
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Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®
University of Iowa Health Care is changing medicine through:
• Pioneering discovery
• Innovative interprofessional education
• Delivery of superb clinical care
• An extraordinary patient experience in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative, team-based environment
University of Iowa Health Care is changing lives by:
• Preventing and curing disease
• Improving health and well-being
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World Class People: Building on our greatest strength.
World Class Medicine: Creating a new standard of excellence in integrated patient care, research, and education.
For Iowa and the World: Making a difference in quality of life and health for generations.
Recognitions/ Awards
In its 2020 rankings of “Best Employer for Diversity," Forbes ranked UI Health Care No. 47 overall among large employers nationwide and No. 10 in its Healthcare & Social category.
