Job Description

Step into a leadership role where innovation, excellence, and purpose come together. Join UChicago Medicine, a world-class academic healthcare system, as a Patient Care Manager on our DCAM Operating Room team. This is your opportunity to lead at the forefront of medicine—partnering with renowned physicians and clinical experts who are redefining what’s possible through groundbreaking research and lifesaving, highly personalized care. At UChicago Medicine, we don’t just treat patients—we advance the future of healthcare. As a Patient Care Manager, you’ll play a critical role in shaping patient-centered care, fostering nursing excellence, and building high-performing teams in a fast-paced, cutting-edge surgical environment. This 100% onsite role is based in the greater Chicagoland area and offers the chance to make a daily impact where it matters most: in the operating room and in the lives of our patients.

As a Patient Care Manager (PCM) you have the responsibility and accountability with the Care Center Clinical 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 clinical and leadership skills, serving as a role model for staff members.
• Recognizes and identifies clinical practice problems and facilitates solutions.
• Implements established staffing patterns based on patient needs, staff qualifications, and resources available to ensure quality patient centered care.
• Maintains continuity on unit by adjusting staffing based upon patient need promotes, has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patient care protocol relating to the physical, psychosocial and developmental needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

• Assists in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the budget within established guidelines.

• Monitors the selection, use and control of the equipment and supplies of the unit.

• Participates in recruitment and selection of unit staff.

• Demonstrates 24-hour accountability for maintaining appropriate staffing levels.

• Schedules staff in accordance with patient care needs and union contracts.

• Participates in development and review of policies and procedures.

• Creates a work climate that encourages positive staff morale, motivation, and commitment for all patient care team members.

• Facilitates regularly scheduled staff meetings to provide opportunities for discussion of staff and unit concerns.

• Participates in the planning and evaluation of educational programs to meet unit needs and to promote staff development.

• Develops, implements, and evaluates the unit-based orientation program for new employees.  Collaborates with Clinical Nurse Specialist.

• Assists in assuring that all staff are provided the opportunity to attend mandatory educational programs, in-services, and competency days per JCAHO regulations.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of an NLN accredited school of nursing
• Bachelor's degree in nursing required, Master's Degree preferred

Licensure

• Current RN Illinois license

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: 1.0, Full-time
• Shift: Days
• Work Location: Onsite - Hyde Park 
• Unit/Department: DCAM-OR
• CBA Code: Non-Union

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To apply, please email your resume to [email protected]

Why Join Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.