Nurse Manager - House Operations Manager - Adult Inpatient 80%25 Evening/Night Shifts
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, US
Summary
Lead clinical operations for adult inpatient services, directing resources to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include managing budgets, mentoring nursing staff, and implementing quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
Job Description
Nurse Leader: Adult House Operations Manager/Nursing Supervisor (80%25 Evening/Night Shift)
Are you a dynamic nurse leader with a passion for teamwork and driving excellence? Join our team as a House Operations Manager (HOM), our equivalent to the nursing supervisor role in other organizations, where you will lead a dedicated nursing staff in delivering safe, compassionate, and patient-centered care. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise to enhance clinical outcomes, mentor the next generation of nurses and leaders and share the future of our inpatient healthcare services. If you are ready to make a significant impact and advance your career in a supportive and innovative environment, we invite you to apply and become a key player in our commitment to fulfilling our mission of: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
Our HOM team leads and supports clinical operations within the adult hospital at the University Campus. You will work closely with unit charge nurses, centralized staffing office, interdisciplinary care team members, and other nurse leaders throughout the organization. HOMs have the autonomy and responsibility to direct resources to provide safe, high-quality patient care.
Key Areas of Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:
- Provide leadership to establish and/or maintain efficient and effective systems to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Identify trends and determine quality initiatives and priorities
- Monitor and maintain unit operating budget within specified targets. Analyze variances and create action plans to take corrective action. Understand financial implications of collective bargaining agreements
- Follow and apply leave management policies. Knowledgeable of and implement human resources policies/procedures and provisions in the collective bargaining agreements
- Allocate resources to meet quality and productivity expectations. Review patient satisfaction data and develop, implement, and evaluate plan(s) to enhance patient satisfaction. Ensure units are survey ready
- Monitor/evaluate goal implementation and provide progress reports to nursing leadership
- Advocate for needs of unit with healthcare leaders. Facilitate multidisciplinary participation in clinical problem solving.
- Educate and mentor staff in the management of complex patient care issues. Provide clinical education and coaching to develop staff competency and professionalism. Participate in and support education of health care students
- Encourage staff to participate in evidence-based practice research initiatives and incorporate best practices into unit operations
- Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, ages, etc.
- Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in situations while producing results
Percent of Time: 80%25 - 32 hours per week
Schedule: Evening/Night shifts
Location: University Campus
P&S Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/professional-and-scientific-compensation
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, IA
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
- For more information about Why Iowa?, click here
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing is required. Preferred Master's degree (in nursing, MBA or healthcare related) or Doctorate (DNP, PhD). If candidate does not have a master’s degree, they will be strongly encouraged to obtain one within 5 years of starting position
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa or ability to obtain an Iowa license upon hire
- Considerable (3+ years) of nursing leadership experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so
- Must be proficient in computer software applications
- Certification 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 exam
Desired Qualifications:
- Recent ICU and/or Emergency Medicine experience
- Experience working in large academic medical center
Please include a resume with your submission. 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 recruiter, Tiffany Perkins at [email protected].
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
Our WE CARE Values
Welcoming: We have an environment where everyone has a voice that is heard, promotes dignity, and allows all to thrive in health, work, research, and education.
Excellence: We achieve and deliver our personal and collective best in the pursuit of quality and accessible health care, education, and research.
Collaboration: We collaborate with health care systems, providers, and communities across Iowa and the region, as well as within our UI community. Teamwork, guided by compassion, is the best way to work.
Accountability: We behave ethically, act with fairness and integrity, take responsibility for our actions, and respond when errors in behavior or judgment occur.
Respect: We create an environment where every individual feels safe, valued, and respected, supporting the well-being and success of all members of our community.
Empowerment: We commit to fair access to research, health care, and education for our community, along with opportunities for personal and professional growth for our staff and learners.
Mission
Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
As Iowa’s comprehensive academic health system, University of Iowa Health Care:
• Provides high-quality primary and specialty care to patients and families across Iowa and the region
• Educates and trains the next generation of physicians, biomedical scientists, and health care professionals
• Advances research that improves understanding of human health and leads to new treatments and therapies
• Partners with communities to expand access, improve health outcomes, and strengthen overall well-being
Vision
To be among the nation’s best in medical education, biomedical research, and patient care—improving the health and well-being of Iowans and communities we serve.
Recognitions/ Awards
Named to Forbes America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals (2025) and included in additional Forbes employer rankings for workplace excellence and early-career opportunities.
Founded
1904
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Iowa City, Iowa
Our WE CARE Values
Welcoming: We have an environment where everyone has a voice that is heard, promotes dignity, and allows all to thrive in health, work, research, and education.
Excellence: We achieve and deliver our personal and collective best in the pursuit of quality and accessible health care, education, and research.
Collaboration: We collaborate with health care systems, providers, and communities across Iowa and the region, as well as within our UI community. Teamwork, guided by compassion, is the best way to work.
Accountability: We behave ethically, act with fairness and integrity, take responsibility for our actions, and respond when errors in behavior or judgment occur.
Respect: We create an environment where every individual feels safe, valued, and respected, supporting the well-being and success of all members of our community.
Empowerment: We commit to fair access to research, health care, and education for our community, along with opportunities for personal and professional growth for our staff and learners.
Mission
Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
As Iowa’s comprehensive academic health system, University of Iowa Health Care:
• Provides high-quality primary and specialty care to patients and families across Iowa and the region
• Educates and trains the next generation of physicians, biomedical scientists, and health care professionals
• Advances research that improves understanding of human health and leads to new treatments and therapies
• Partners with communities to expand access, improve health outcomes, and strengthen overall well-being
Vision
To be among the nation’s best in medical education, biomedical research, and patient care—improving the health and well-being of Iowans and communities we serve.
Recognitions/ Awards
Named to Forbes America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals (2025) and included in additional Forbes employer rankings for workplace excellence and early-career opportunities.
Founded
1904
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Iowa City, Iowa