Assistant Nurse Manager Hospital Emergency Department

Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful Indian River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it not only an excellent medical facility, but also a home away from home.

As an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM), you will provide clinical supervision and coordinate unit clinical operations with other departmental disciplines under the direction of the Nurse Manager. Your primary duties include, but are not limited to:

• Providing efficient and effective patient care.

• Facilitating unit communication and collaboration.

• Ensuring the continuity of patient care information.

• Providing ongoing clinical evaluations of caregivers.

• Assuming responsibility of the Nurse Manager in their absence.

The ideal future caregiver is someone who:

• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and leadership skills.

• Thrives in a team environment.

• Provides care with compassion and empathy.

• Can critically think and problem solve for patients' best interests.

By taking this opportunity, you'll join a specialized unit with a focus on team building, growth, comradery and educational opportunities.

At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates communication and collaboration among unit staff and other departments and units regarding issues related to patient care.

• Ensures continuity of patient care information between shifts, coordinates patient admitting, discharges, transfers and other operational issues.

• Reviews major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.

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

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

• Alerts nurse manager of significant clinical or other performance issues.

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

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

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

• Supervises and participates in the daily delivery of patient care on assigned unit/area.

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

• Participates in and supports quality improvement projects, outcomes studies and research initiatives; participates in department and committees as assigned.

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

• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) required.

• Strong demonstrated clinic knowledge and skill; good oral, written and interpersonal skills, strong analytical and organization skills.

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).

• Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire.

• ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 1 year of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered.

• If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.

• If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.

• In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency Department.

• Vascular Access Registered Nurse (VARN) program attendance required and obtains either a Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) certification upon hire or within a year of hire in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) areas.

Complexity of Work:

• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• Minimum two year recent clinical nurse experience required.

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.

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