Manager, Cardiac Rehabilitation

Rock Island Trinity West Hosp

Full Time Benefits

Schedule M-F 8:00-17:00

The Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Department provides patient care for more than 14,000 patient visits/year. The manager has 7 day-per-week accountability and responsibility. He/she is responsible for creating a safe, healthy environment that allows each team member to grow professionally while contributing to patient engagement and improved outcomes. The manager assists in creating a professional environment where a diverse team consisting of nurses, respiratory therapists, exercise specialists, and department secretaries work collaboratively to provide optimal patient care.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Culture - At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits - Our competitive program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment - We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development - We believe equipping you with support and is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement - Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.

• Manages the Business, Financial, Human Resource, Performance Improvement, Technology Management
• Assumes responsibility for operational and capital budget development, monitoring, analysis, and variance reporting.
• Maintains current knowledge of applicable laws and/or regulations affecting patient care and reimbursement. Stays aware of changes, and recognizes implications, and works with other departments to assure compliance.
• Effectively utilizes tools provided for financial, quality, and staffing monitoring and management.
• Establishes an environmental culture for retention as evidenced by results of employee engagement surveys and workforce data. Utilizes survey data to make improvements in the work environment based on employee feedback.
• Establishes a culture of trust with employees through employee rounding and timely, effective coaching and performance management. Helps team members set goals to optimize personal and departmental performance.
• Remains knowledgeable of Human Resource labor laws including those pertinent to hiring, FMLA, short and long term disability, etc.
• Complies with Human Resources policies, procedures and processes in regard to recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, retention and performance management
• Assumes accountability for the orientation plans of new employees and the annual competency plans for staff; aligns plans with unit goals and desired outcomes.
• Creates overall plan and goals for department orientation as needed to assure successful integration of the employee into the organization.
• Focuses on a culture of safety by proactively seeking safety concerns and promptly reporting and/or responding to incident reports using root cause analysis and process improvement tools (Adaptive Design).
• Complies with regulatory requirements of such agencies as Department of Public Health, DNV, OSHA, etc. that are related to customer, employee, and environmental safety.
• Establishes departmental goals which are aligned with the strategic goals and plan of the service line and organization; continuously monitors progress toward goals; able to communicate to employees how the goals of the department connect to the overall strategic plan of the organization.
• Exhibits an understanding of all elements of change management while implementing organizational or unit changes evidenced by achievement of desired results of the change.
• Establishes a spirit of inquiry within the work area and promotes the use of evidence to advance nursing practice.
• Analyzes care provided within area of responsibility from a systems perspective. Collaborates with other leaders to improve care coordination between areas and levels of care.
• Coordinates annual employee competencies, medical emergency drills, documentation, and process audits.

Education: Master's Degree Required; qualified candidates with a Bachelor's degree are eligible but must submit an action plan upon hire. Master's to be completed within 3 years.
Completion of basic UPHDM Leadership courses within one year.

Experience: Two or more years of progressing leadership positions in the healthcare environment.

License(s)/Certification(s): BCLS within 90 days. Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.