UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Nurse Manager - Cardiovascular Center

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWestwood, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Hold a California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Hold Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Have two years of previous charge RN or leadership experience.
Have knowledge of cardiology and general surgical patient populations.
Be able to supervise and provide leadership and direction to clinical staff in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and objectives.
Be able to complete a nursing physical assessment and apply strong critical-thinking skills.
Apply a broad knowledge base to coordinate and assess patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team physicians, referring physicians, patients, and families.
Represent the Medical Center in site visits and reviews by managed care, insurance groups, and regulatory entities.
Provide leadership using time management, conflict resolution, problem-solving, and delegation.
Evaluate intervention effectiveness toward established goals and recognize when goals need to be reassessed or reset.
Delegate tasks in a management style that promotes leadership and teamwork.
Provide education to patients, families, and staff regarding clinical and patient-care issues.
Demonstrate organizational skills, meet deadlines, work independently, prioritize workload, manage concurrent tasks in a high-stress environment, and adapt to change.

Desired Qualifications

A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is preferred.
Ambulatory clinic experience is preferred.
Spanish-speaking skills are preferred.

Required

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN required. MSN preferred.
CA RN License
ACLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Two-year previous charge RN or leadership
Knowledge of Cardiology and General Surgical patient population.
Ability to supervise and provide leadership and direction to the clinical staff in accordance with organizations and departmental goals and objectives.
Ability to complete a nursing physical assessment with strong critical thinking skills.
Ability to apply a broad knowledge base to act effectively to coordinate and assess patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team physicians, referring physicians, patient and family. Ability to represent the Medical Center in site visits and review by managed care, insurance groups, and regulatory entities.
Ability to provide a leadership style that demonstrates principles of time management, conflict resolution, problem-solving and delegation.
Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions toward the attainment of established goals and to recognize the need to reassess or reset goal parameters
Ability to delegate tasks in a management style that is consistent with promoting leadership and teamwork
Knowledge base to provide education to patients, families, and other staff regarding clinical and patient care issues
Excellent organizational skills, proficiency in meeting deadlines, ability to work independently and prioritize workload. Ability to manage numerous concurrent tasks in a high stress environment and deal with change.

Preferred:

Ambulatory clinic experience
Spanish speaking skills

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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