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Job Title

Assistant Nurse Manager CVICU J64/J65

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

J6-5 Cardiovas Surg ICU-Nursing Institute

                      

Job Code

F28002

                     

Shift

Day/Evening Rotation

                       

Schedule

7:00am-7:30pm/11:00am-11:00pm

                       

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. 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 Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery Intensive Care Units specialize in the post-operative acute care of patients recovering from heart surgery, open and endovascular thoracic and abdominal aneurysm repairs, and a wide range of thoracic and vascular surgical procedures. All post-operative patients arrive directly from the operating room, where they are recovered, stabilized, weaned, and extubated, and the units also accept complex transfers from other facilities, including patients experiencing surgical complications or requiring advanced evaluation. The ANM will support both the J64 and J65 nursing units, and as an Assistant Nurse Manager, you will provide clinical supervision, coordinate unit operations with other departmental disciplines under the direction of the Nurse Manager, ensure effective and efficient patient care for all ages on assigned shifts or as designated, and assume Nurse Manager responsibilities in his or her absence.

A caregiver in this role works a day/evening rotation from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. or 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• 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.  

• Supervise and participate in the daily delivery of patient care. 

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

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

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Two years of recent clinical nursing experience 

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

• 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. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. 

                  

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.