Admin Nursing Ops Manager - Clinical Care Operations - F/T - Days
University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, United States
Who We Are
UCI Health
is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal
eonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Your Role on the Team
Position Summary
The Administrative Nursing Operations Manager provides operational leadership and oversight of workforce functions across two hospital campuses. This role is responsible for leading house supervisors, the staffing office, and discharge lounge operations, ensuring effective coordination of resources to support safe, high-quality, and patient-centered care. The nurse manager directs workforce planning and execution, including partnership with Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The role is accountable for optimizing labor utilization, managing costs, and maintaining appropriate staffing levels across the system. Additionally, collaborates closely with nursing leadership, operations and administrative teams to align organizational priorities. The manager will drive process improvement, promote operational efficiency, and ensure compliant and effective workforce operations that support both patient care excellence and organizational performance.
What It Takes to be Successful
Required Qualifications
Strong skills in conflict resolution, critical thinking, and decision-making.
Strong customer service orientation as well as written and oral communication skills
Minimum 3 years recent nursing management experience in a healthcare delivery system, specifically in an inpatient/acute care setting
Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory requirements present in an acute care setting
Demonstrated understanding of clinical service lines in an acute care setting
Complete understanding of acuity levels for all patient populations
All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Preferred Qualifications
Master of Science in Nursing or similar graduate degree
Demonstrated House Supervisor experience
Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Education
Total Rewards
We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Conditions of Employment
Background Check and Live Scan
Employment Misconduct
Legal Right to Work in the United States
Vaccination Policies
Smoking and Tobacco Policy
Drug Free Environment
*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
E-Verify
Pre-Placement Health Evaluation
Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu
ew-hire/conditions-of-employment.php
Closing Statement
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
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UCI Health
is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal
eonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Your Role on the Team
Position Summary
The Administrative Nursing Operations Manager provides operational leadership and oversight of workforce functions across two hospital campuses. This role is responsible for leading house supervisors, the staffing office, and discharge lounge operations, ensuring effective coordination of resources to support safe, high-quality, and patient-centered care. The nurse manager directs workforce planning and execution, including partnership with Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The role is accountable for optimizing labor utilization, managing costs, and maintaining appropriate staffing levels across the system. Additionally, collaborates closely with nursing leadership, operations and administrative teams to align organizational priorities. The manager will drive process improvement, promote operational efficiency, and ensure compliant and effective workforce operations that support both patient care excellence and organizational performance.
What It Takes to be Successful
Required Qualifications
Strong skills in conflict resolution, critical thinking, and decision-making.
Strong customer service orientation as well as written and oral communication skills
Minimum 3 years recent nursing management experience in a healthcare delivery system, specifically in an inpatient/acute care setting
Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory requirements present in an acute care setting
Demonstrated understanding of clinical service lines in an acute care setting
Complete understanding of acuity levels for all patient populations
All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Preferred Qualifications
Master of Science in Nursing or similar graduate degree
Demonstrated House Supervisor experience
Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Basic Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Education
Total Rewards
We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Conditions of Employment
Background Check and Live Scan
Employment Misconduct
Legal Right to Work in the United States
Vaccination Policies
Smoking and Tobacco Policy
Drug Free Environment
*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
E-Verify
Pre-Placement Health Evaluation
Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu
ew-hire/conditions-of-employment.php
Closing Statement
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
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