Job Summary

Duties & Responsibilities

• Clinical Administrative Duties
  • Oversees the operations of assigned departments in the following areas:
    • Day-to-day operation of the unit, including adequacy of staffing.
    • Compliance with standards for accreditation, including credentialing of professionals and peer review.
    • Budget requests.
    • Adherence to University, Local, State and Federal regulations in establishing department procedures and policies.
    • Financial records and purchasing negotiations.
    • Liaison with University, Local, State and Federal health agencies in promoting good public relations.
    • Personnel recruitment and management.
    • Staff development and training.
• Administrative
  • Works with the Director and other Assistant Directors in the development of the Health Center's strategic plan, goals, policies and procedures. Serves as a member of McKinley's Management Team.
  • Maintains working relationships with colleagues in the community's healthcare system. Coordinates care of students referred to community resources. Coordinates campus initiatives.
  • Is responsible for evaluating departmental program effectiveness in relation to ongoing needs, available resources and overall mission of the Health Center.
• Other •
  • Participates in Quality Improvement Activities as assigned.
  • Responsible and accountable to support and ensure a culture of safety, quality and risk management including compliance with ethics.
  • Assume appropriate related additional duties to further the mission of the unit.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.

Experience:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive supervisory experience in a health care setting with primary responsibilities such as personnel and performance management.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master's Degree.

Experience:

• Seven (7) years of professional nursing/healthcare management experience overseeing a unit or department in a healthcare facility with primary responsibilities such as personnel and performance management, scheduling, selection and hiring, infection control, policy development and enforcement, risk management and budgeting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of management principles and practices including budgeting, planning, staffing, evaluating and operating programs and knowledge of general principles of health care.