UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Unit Director - Neurological Intensive Care Unit

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$275k - $291k

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing is required.
Progressive and recent nursing administration and leadership experience in an Intensive Care Unit at an academic medical center, at the assistant nurse manager level or above, within the last five years.
A Registered Nurse license in the State of California is required.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required.
Strong hospital management experience and progressive, in-depth expertise in patient care services are required.
Knowledge of hospital or clinic operations in a hospital or medical center setting and appropriate professional standards for the department and team is required.
Strong knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and related legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments is required.
Strong knowledge of relevant healthcare information technology, patient care workflows, and processes is required.
Flexibility to work at all UCSF locations as needed is required.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster effective communication and collaborative decision-making across multiple units and disciplines are required.
Leadership, fiscal, and operations management skills, including the ability to collaborate with physicians, management, and staff across disciplines and create a goal-oriented climate of teamwork and collaboration, are required.

Responsibilities

Directs the 24-hour planning, organization, and control of Neuro ICU operations and participates in decisions about departmental functions.
Provides consistent clinical leadership and nursing practice oversight for the Neurological Intensive Care Unit and its support of the Rapid Transfer Unit.
Ensures quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care and models professional nursing practice.
Administers personnel, fiscal, and material resources on a 24-hour basis, including approximately 140 staff and a $20 million operating budget.
Assists with developing and implementing new programs and policies.
Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, develops and maintains departmental policies and procedures, and complies with applicable regulatory standards.
Ensures adherence to The Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center requirements and builds an auditing process to sustain certification.
Fosters teamwork, open communication, engagement, shared governance, and a shared voice in nursing practice.
Leads recruitment, performance management, and staff development; mentors Assistant Unit Directors and nurse leaders with succession planning in mind.
Partners with Labor Relations and Human Resources on employee and contract issues.
Manages staffing, patient flow, productivity, and supplies within budgetary specifications.
Maintains the Neuro ICU's quality and service-oriented care through evidence-based practice aligned with UCSF values.
Leads quality improvement in patient outcomes, patient experience, and cost savings, and partners with IT on patient care information systems.
Collaborates with physician leadership and inter-professional teams to expand neuroscience critical care services, including rapid transfer capacity and research in patient care areas.
Partners with leaders across services to coordinate care for all patient populations.
Develops and implements operational processes to ensure quality patient care across departments or units, and helps implement patient care practices meeting internal policies, external regulations, and accepted standards.
Represents nursing units on interdisciplinary committees and addresses patient care topics such as patient satisfaction, quality improvement, workflow efficiency, and clinical information systems.
Collaborates with subordinate management to recommend and maintain adequate staffing levels, advises senior leaders on administrative and nursing issues and unit needs, and designs and coordinates patient flow.
Works with labor relations on bargaining-unit issues and contract negotiations and oversees resolution of human resources, labor relations, employee safety, and risk management issues.
Coordinates resource needs, reviews and approves budgetary recommendations, and prepares and reviews budget variance analyses.
Promotes collaborative decision-making and shared governance across departments or patient care units, supporting exchange of ideas to improve nursing and patient care outcomes.
Manages employee recruitment, performance evaluation, progressive discipline, and staff development, and supports timely achievement of goals and objectives.
Provides mentorship and leadership to nurse leaders, reviews and approves leadership and professional development plans, and plans for succession.
Collaborates with IT managers to develop and implement patient care information systems and coordinates efforts across units.
Partners with leaders across services to develop and implement policies and procedures for coordinating care across patient populations.

Desired Qualifications

A Master's Degree in Nursing or a relevant area is preferred.
ANCC RN specialty certification in Nurse Executive or Nurse Executive-Advanced is preferred.
AACN RN Specialty Certification in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN) is preferred.

Job Description:

The Unit Director (Nurse Manager) is responsible for the 24-hour planning, organizing, directing and controlling all operations of the Neuro ICU and participates actively in decision making related to departmental functions. Reporting to the Patient Care Director, the Unit Director provides consistent clinical leadership and nursing practice oversight for the unit.

Functional areas of oversight include the 8/11 Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU) and its support of the Rapid Transfer Unit (RTU). Ensures the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of patient care. Serves as a role model for professional nursing practice. Responsible for the administration of personnel, fiscal and material resources on a 24-hour basis, including approximately 140 staff and a $20M operating budget. Assists with the development and implementation of new programs and policies. Direct reports include Assistant Unit Directors, clinical nurses and support staff.

Regulatory Accreditation Standards: Ensures that compliance and accreditation standards are met in all areas of responsibility. Develops and maintains departmental policies and procedures and complies with all applicable regulatory standards. Ensures adherence to The Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center requirements and builds a solid auditing process to sustain certification.

Leadership: Fosters a work environment that supports teamwork, open communication and engagement across the organization. Promotes shared governance and a shared voice in nursing practice. Leads recruitment, performance management and staff development, and mentors Assistant Unit Directors and nurse leaders with succession planning in mind. Partners with Labor Relations and Human Resources on employee and contract issues. Manages staffing, patient flow, productivity and supplies within budgetary specifications. Other duties as assigned.

Strategic Performance Improvement: Maintains the Neuro ICU's reputation for high-quality, service-oriented care through evidence-based practice that aligns with UCSF values. Leads quality improvement in patient outcomes, patient experience and cost savings, and partners with IT on patient care information systems.

Strategic Growth: Collaborates with physician leadership and inter-professional teams to expand and enhance neuroscience critical care services, including rapid transfer capacity and research in patient care areas. Partners with leaders across services to coordinate care for all patient populations.

Department Overview :

The Neurological Intensive Care unit (Neuro ICU / NICU) is one of the largest and most sophisticated neurological intensive care units in the nation. It is a fast-paced, highly specialized unit providing exceptional quality care to critically ill adults with a wide array of neurological disorders, including those who undergo a variety of complex surgical procedures, interventional treatments and advance research treatment modalities.

The Neuro ICU cares for the most complex patients with neurological disorders including patients with subarachnoid hemorrhages, intracerebral hemorrhages, simple aneurysms and complicated multiple aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, acute ischemic strokes, brain tumors, seizure disorders and spinal disorders. The unit offers a variety of advanced neurological monitoring techniques and innovative interventions that allow for the best possible outcome for the patients. Patient care is driven by a multifaceted approach geared towards the highest quality of individualized care.

UCSF is a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center accredited by The Joint Commission recognizing the neurological teams’ exceptional efforts in the care of stroke patients.

The Neuro ICU is composed of dedicated, astute critical care nurses committed to the pursuit of excellence in the neurosciences utilizing an evidence-based approach that encompasses patient and family participation.

The Neuro ICU also supports the Rapid Transfer Unit (RTU) for the University Hospital. This allows for time sensitive transfer center patients to rapidly be admitted to UCSF for immediate medical intervention.

Professional growth and development is the foundation of the unit culture and philosophy. Neuro ICU strongly supports nurses by providing them with the necessary resources and skills to be successful in this extraordinary environment. Nurses keep abreast with the current neurological trends in care through participation in advanced Neuro classes and conferences.

The Neuro ICU staff also actively participate in many quality improvement projects, innovative research, and community collaborative efforts.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Nursing required
Progressive and recent nursing administration and leadership experience in an Intensive Care Unit in an academic medical center at the assistant nurse manager or above level (within the last 5 years)
Registered Nurse in the State of California
BLS by American Heart Association
ACLS by American Heart Association
Strong hospital management experience, with progressive and in-depth expertise in patient care services
Knowledge of hospital / clinic operations in a hospital or medical center setting; knowledge of appropriate professional standards for the department and team
Strong knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, as well as related legislative, accreditation, licensing and compliance environments
Strong knowledge of relevant healthcare information technology and patient care workflows and processes
Flexibility to work at all UCSF locations as needed
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills to foster and promote an environment for effective communication and collaborative decision making across multiple units and disciplines
Excellent leadership, fiscal and operations management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, management and staff from all disciplines. Ability to create and maintain a goal-oriented climate of teamwork, and collaboration

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Nursing or relevant area preferred
ANCC RN specialty certification in Nurse Executive or Nurse Executive-Advanced
AACN RN Specialty Certification in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)

% of time	Essential Function (Yes/No)	Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervisor)
20	Yes	Develops and implements operational processes to ensure quality patient care across large departments and / or multiple units. Participates in the development and implementation of patient care practices which meet internal policy, external regulations, and accepted standards across the continuum of care.
15	Yes	Represents nursing units within purview, and / or medical center wide on interdisciplinary committees. Addresses a range of patient care topics impacting the medical center and / or health system, such as patient satisfaction levels, quality improvement initiatives, workflow efficiencies and clinical information systems.
10	Yes	Collaborates with subordinate management to recommend and maintain adequate staffing levels, Advises senior leaders of administrative and nursing issues, the needs of individual units, and resolution of these matters. Designs and coordinates a patient flo
10	Yes	Works collaboratively with labor relations on bargaining unit issues and contract negotiations at the local level. Facilitates and oversees resolution of human resources, labor relations, employee safety and risk management issues.
10	Yes	Coordinates the resource needs for areas of responsibility, including the review and approval of budgetary recommendations. Prepares and reviews variance analyses of budgeted revenues and expenses.
10	Yes	Promotes an environment for collaborative decision making and shared governance across large departments and / or multiple patient care units. Ensures a shared voice in nursing practice and the exchange of ideas to continually improve nursing and patient care outcomes.
10	Yes	Responsible for employee recruitment, performance evaluation, progressive discipline and staff development. Instills strong management practices to create a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and timely achievement of goals and objectives. Works with cli
5	Yes	Provides mentorship / leadership to nurse leaders. Reviews and approves individual leadership / professional development plans, with succession planning needs in mind.
5	Yes	Collaborates with IT managers to develop and implement new or improved patient care information systems and coordinates efforts across large and / or multiple units.
5	Yes	Partners with leadership across services (e.g., outpatient, children's, cancer center, etc.) to develop and implement policies and procedures for coordination of care for all patient populations.
100%

Budgeted Job Salary Range: $275K-$291K

About the Company

UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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Founded: 1864

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