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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is an integrated network of hospitals, physician clinics, retail pharmacies and home medical services with locations in Southeastern Wisconsin, Northeastern Iowa and Northern Illinois. Our mission, built on compassionate fundamentals, delivers on our promise of living out the healing ministry of Jesus by providing exceptional and compassionate health care services promoting the dignity and well being of the people we serve. We are strongly committed to Service Excellence and possess a passion for providing patient care that meets the needs of the mind, body and spirit. Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare strives to find balance with personal and professional growth for all of its associates. A direct reflection of this is having been selected by the Business Journal as one of the “Top Milwaukee Workplaces.” As one of the largest integrated regional health care delivery systems in Wisconsin, Wheaton Franciscan organizations provide one-fourth of the total health care delivered in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Racine and Ozaukee counties. The Wheaton Franciscan system in Southeastern Wisconsin consists of: • A comprehensive network of outpatient centers and physician clinics • Six major acute-care hospitals – All Saints, Elmbrook Memorial, Franklin, St. Francis, St. Joseph and The Wisconsin Heart Hospital • Three transitional and extended care facilities • Full-service medical laboratory • Home health and hospice agency Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare offers you all the elements you’re seeking in a rewarding health care position. For more information about our current employment opportunities or to apply on-line, please visit us at www.mywheaton.jobs.

The Clinical Manager operates from a knowledge base and skill set which incorporates advanced population-specific clinical practice, staff development, and management concepts and competencies. The Clinical Manager is accountable for activities within her/his assigned areas of responsibility, including serving as a leader, role model, and change agent within the unit, division, organization, profession, and community. This clinical manager will manage the operations of a single patient care unit, multiple patient care units or units in multiple geographic locations and the supporting staff. This manager also creates, maintains, and promotes a professional practice environment which is consistent with the vision and philosophy for professional practice of the Patient Care Services Division. The individual builds and maintains effective unit-based teams and promotes teamwork across patient care units and across departmental boundaries and collaborates with other departments and disciplines to improve patient care and support services. The incumbent utilizes quality monitoring outcomes to improve or modify unit-based services and provides ongoing feedback to unit staff regarding quality monitoring and other performance indicators, i.e., strategic initiatives, productivity, safety, infection control, etc. The Clinical Manager establishes and maintains unit staff competency in all defined areas of performance and clinical practice and provides ongoing performance feedback to individual staff members, i.e., timely, annual performance appraisal, guidance in established professional goals, and appropriate development plan, when performance issues exist. The individual recruits and retains qualified human resources in order to maintain the established position control and skill mix targets and prepares and submits accurate, timely, and well-justified budgets for all areas of responsibility. The Clinical Manager monitors cost center budget compliance on a monthly basis and submits timely financial variance reports, as indicated.

QUALIFICATIONS:

WI RN license. Bachelor's degree strongly preferred. At least 2-3 years of progressive nursing practice in a med/surg environment.

Evidence of strong clinical medical nursing experience with progressively increasing involvement with leadership activities. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication skills required. Must possess demonstrated management and leadership abilities.

This position oversees two units -- a medical unit and a medical oncology unit.