What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Nurse Manager - ICU and Progressive Care Unit position at Cleveland Clinic?
Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.
Tradition Hospital is looking to add an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) to the team who will oversee the 20-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 12-bed Progressive Care Unit (PCU) on the 7th floor. Both of these units care for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries and complex medical conditions, often involving vital functions, systems or organs. Patients here are closely monitored and cared for around the clock and when it comes to providing critical care, nothing is more critical than teamwork. With an emphasis on professional development and success, you will encourage caregivers to enhance their skills and the patient experience through improvement initiatives and incentives. 30% of your day will consist of administrative tasks such as staff scheduling, Kronos, providing education and training and coordinating with providers, while the other 70% will consist of hands-on patient care. 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 6:30AM – 7:00PM.
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
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Two years of critical care nursing experience in the ICU
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through the American Red Cross
NIH Stroke Scale certification
Leader or charge nurse 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.
Pay Range
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