Assistant Nurse Manager - J5-3/J51 Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown in Altory, KS

                    

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Job Title

Assistant Nurse Manager - J5-3/J51 Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

J5-1 Cardiovasc Surg Stepdown-Main Campus Hospital

                      

Job Code

F28002

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-7:30pm/7:00am-3:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

As an Assistant Nurse Manager, you will support the operations and clinical excellence of J51 and J53, 24-bed cardiothoracic step-down units with all private rooms and bedside telemetry. These units provide care for post-operative open-heart patients transitioning from the ICU, as well as patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs), a population limited to J51, J53, and J62. In this role, you will provide clinical supervision and coordinate daily operations in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams under the direction of the Nurse Manager. You will work closely with nurses, Clinical Technicians, Assistant Nurse Managers, Health Unit Coordinators, and other medical staff to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.

A caregiver in this role works a day/evening rotation from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. with 3 weekend shifts within each 6-week scheduling period.

This role includes variable start times as early as 7:00 a.m. and end times as late as 11:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.  

• Provide patient care.  

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

• 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.  

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

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

• 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 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Cardiac experience

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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