Assistant Nurse Manager – Cardiothoracic Surgery

                    

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Job Title

Assistant Nurse Manager – Cardiothoracic Surgery

                        

Location

Mayfield Hts

                    

Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

                     

Department

Surgery-Hillcrest Hospital

                      

Job Code

F28000

                     

Shift

Days + Call

                       

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Hillcrest Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Hillcrest Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in Ohio. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

Hillcrest Hospital offers the most effective surgical services, from less invasive techniques to major surgeries for critical conditions. Our surgeons, nurses and support caregivers are committed to an exceptional level of excellence. Whether a patient requires a minimally invasive procedure or a major surgery, our caregivers are dedicated to excellence in patient care. As Assistant Nurse Manager in Cardiothoracic Surgery, you will support the nurse manager by providing clinical supervision and unit coordination. This position offers a great way to gain extensive leadership experience while continuing to provide the best support and treatment possible. 

A caregiver in this position works days 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  with on-call requirements.

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 degree 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  
• One year of cardiothoracic OR vascular operating room experience

• Two years of Surgery/Operating Room (OR) experience
• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Leadership 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 dru