Assistant Nurse Manager - Medical/Surgical

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Job Title

Assistant Nurse Manager - Medical/Surgical

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Nurse Medical 4N-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

000880

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-7:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing   optimal   family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with   state-of-the-art   technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world .    

The 4 North Medical/Surgical Unit at Indian River Hospital sees a diverse population, offering medical attention for GI distress, respiratory issues,   seizures   and other symptoms. As an Assistant Nurse Manager on this team, you will help patients feel comfortable, at ease and supported while receiving treatment. With an emphasis on professional development and success, you will also encourage caregivers to enhance their skills and the patient experience through improvement initiatives and incentives   70% of your day will consist of administrative responsibilities such as attendance tracking, committee   participation, m anaging caregiver scheduling, engagement   retention   and recruitment , while the other 30% will be focused on hands-on patient care. Here, you will be a constant resource for bedside caregivers through exemplifying leadership behaviors.  

This is an excellent opportunity for an RN who is looking to advance their career into a leadership role.   This position requires a caregiver who is empathetic,   understanding   and nurturing to ensure quality patient care. On this team, you will have   numerous   opportunities to explore educational development courses and advance the Professional Ladder at Cleveland Clinic .       

A caregiver in this position works days from 6: 45 AM –   7:15 PM , with weekend and holiday requirements.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:   

• Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.   

• Provide effective and efficient patient care to all ages on assigned shifts or as otherwise   designated .  

• Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit caregivers and other departments/units.   

• Ensure continuity of patient care information between shifts.  

• Coordinate patient admitting, discharges, transfers and other operational issues.  

• Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.   

• Provide ongoing clinical evaluations of caregivers, counsel caregivers on performance issues, administer initial corrective actions and monitor attendance issues.  

• Interview,   select   and orient new caregivers.   

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

• Prepare work schedules to ensure adequate coverage on all shifts.   

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

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

• Assume   responsibilities   of the Nurse Manager in their absence.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing  

• Bachelor’s   of Science in Nursing (BSN)  

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross  

• Two years of recent clinical nursing experience   

• Strong   demonstrated   clinical knowledge and skills  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily 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.