Assistant Nurse Manager – Med/Surg Stroke Unit

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will provide stellar patient care, work with state-of-the-art technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

South Pointe Hospital’s 6 Medical Unit is a fast-paced unit that cares for patients with a variety of medical conditions and diseases, such pneumonia, congestive heart failure, infectious disease, asthma, and COPD exacerbation, and is very experienced in ventilator management for chronic ventilator patients. As Assistant Nurse Manager, you will support the nurse manager by providing clinical supervision and unit coordination. This position offers a great way to gain extensive leadership experience while continuing to provide the best support and treatment possible. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. with weekend and holiday rotation requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Manage the day-to-day operations of ambulatory procedural settings caring for hospitalized patients. 

• Oversee nursing personnel and patient care providers in procedural settings to ensure quality of care. 

• Anticipate and resolve patient care issues. 

• Ensure continuity of patient care by actively participating in and facilitating communication and collaboration among and between department staff and other departments re: operational issues. 

• Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers. 

• Provide ongoing clinical evaluation of nurses and other direct and indirect patient care providers on assigned unit/area. 

• Counsel employees on performance issues, administers initial corrective actions, collaborates in monitoring attendance issues. 

• Alert Nurse Manager of significant clinical or other performance issues. 

• Participate in interviewing, selecting and appraising the performance of employees. 

• Monitor the adherence to EEO/AAP goals and guidelines. 

• Administer Nursing Institute, departmental and CC policies and procedures. 

• Monitor daily clinical operations of outpatient clinics (patient flow, staffing, supplies, etc.). 

• Prepare schedule of work assignment assuring adequate coverage on all shifts. 

• Participate in and supports quality improvement projects, outcomes studies and research initiatives. 

• Assist in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing  

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross  
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

• Two years of clinical experience
• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills  
• Good oral, written and interpersonal skills, strong analytical and organizational skills. 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Critical care experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours. Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.