Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Patient Care Manager in the 9N&S Medical ICU department. At UChicago Medicine, we bring the world’s most innovative approaches to patients with all conditions, from common to complex. The University of Chicago Medicine is designated as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, meaning the hospital is prepared to handle the most seriously injured trauma patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This department is a 24 bed unit split into two sides the north and the south with 12 beds on each side. We are the second largest unit and have a free-floating charge nurse. The Patient Care Manager has the responsibility and accountability with the Nursing and Medical Directors for planning, organizing, and directing of all activities related to patient-centered care, fostering nursing excellence and the retention and recruitment of staff on a designated unit in the care center. Essential Job Functions: • Demonstrates a working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements. • Excellent interpersonal communication skills to maintain an open network of communication among staff members, care center and sector leadership, and other health care professionals and departments. • Communicating with Patients and Customers, Adjusting to Patient and Customer Needs Respecting One Another, Maintaining an Appropriate Environment. • Uses a broad theoretical knowledge base and the principles of patient centered care to assist in the establishment of patient centered care standards. • Demonstrates clinical and leadership skills, serving as a role model for staff members. • Recognizes and identifies clinical practice problems and facilitates solutions. • Assists in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the budget within established guidelines. • Schedules staff in accordance with patient care needs and union contracts. • Provides and supports an environment which encourages staff to accept responsibility for learning as part of the development of their own professional practice. • Complies with standards and regulations of various licensing, regulatory and accrediting agencies. • Demonstrates awareness of and compliance with hospital policies and procedures. Required Qualifications • Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing. • Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher • Current Illinois RN license • Charge Nurse experience with demonstrated leadership skills • BLS Certification through the American Heart Association Preferred Qualifications • Master of Science in Nursing • Level 1 Trauma experience • RN experience in a Teaching Hospital • Progressive Leadership experience Position Details • Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE) • Shift: 8hr shifts; Days; Monday-Friday • Work Location: Onsite • Unit/Department: 9N&S MICU • CBA Code: Non-Union