Assistant Nurse Manager - Colorectal Surgery

Assistant Nurse Manager - Colorectal Surgery

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. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The H51 Colorectal Surgery Unit at Main Campus is one of the few in the world dedicated almost exclusively to this field, pioneering curative surgeries for ulcerative colitis and colon cancer. This leadership role is ideal for someone who is hands-on, supportive, and service-driven as a leader who is actively engaged, values teamwork and work-life balance, and is committed to patient-centered care. They are known for being solution-oriented, always looking for ways to enhance care delivery and address challenges proactively. A key strength of this leader is their focus on staff development. They prioritize mentorship, provide a nurturing onboarding experience, and foster a positive, growth-oriented environment where new and existing team members feel welcomed, supported, and set up for success.

A caregiver in this role will work nights from 7:00pm to 7:30am.

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
• ONS Chemo/Bio course completed within two years of hire if employed on units where chemo is administered.
• 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.

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