Outpatient Nurse Manager

The Ambulatory Nurse Manager is responsible for the operational management and administration of those activities which promote the delivery of safe, efficient, and effective health care. The Ambulatory Nurse Manger ensures efficient planning, staffing, coordinating and evaluating of the day to day operations. The role is accountable for the clinical practice of nurses and Medical Assistants, and achieves, promotes and supports established contemporary evidence based standards of care and practice that align with practice, policies, goals, and objectives.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Manages human, financial, and other resources needed to facilitate daily practice operations and patient care. Responsible for all training, staff competency, and independent evaluation of staff to ensure total and effective service provision to patients, staff, and physicians.
• Takes a primary leadership role in decision making and policy development in conjunction with key stakeholders and JMG Ambulatory leaders
• Provides clinical expertise to staff, medical and nursing personnel and patients.
• Coordinates with management to deliver outpatient services in a safe, efficient and effective manner an in compliance with JMG and Hospital policies, and all applicable regulatory agencies
• Participates in strategic clinical planning activities for the practice including specific goals and objectives that support the institutions strategic plan.
• Accountable for managing the department budget.
• Ensures the efficient use of staff, equipment and supplies¿Serves as the nursing management liaison by attending necessary meetings as a representative of practice and manages other duties as assigned.
• Manages professional behavior and coaches team members in partnership with HR to address concerns.
• Performs annual evaluations of direct reports.

Education:

-Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Masters in Nursing, Public Health OR Bus Admin preferred.

Experience:

-Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience or at least 1 years of experience in a nursing supervisory position.

-BLS/ ACLS Certification and Current State Nursing License

Jefferson Health delivers state-of-the-art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 8,400 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21st-century professional education. Combined, we have over 30,000 employees.

With 14 hospitals (seven are Magnet-designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 40+ outpatient and urgent care locations, Jefferson Health offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among the nation’s best in eight specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 70 such centers.

Thomas Jefferson University has ten colleges and three schools that offer more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is dedicated to inter-professional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a dynamic and expandable platform for professional education. We are preparing our students for current and yet to be imagined careers through this unique model.