Assistant Nurse Manager - Operating Room

Cleveland Clinic•Slaton, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, 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. Mercy Hospital offers a wide range of surgical services. As a Level II Trauma Center, Mercy Hospital has various service lines including Heart, Vascular, Neurology, Orthopedics, Urology, Gynecology, General, Gastroenterology, Plastics, Pulmonary, Robotics, Life Banc, Eye, Maxillofacial and traumas. Whether patients require minimally invasive procedures or major surgeries, this surgical team is dedicated to providing patients with excellent care in a safe, family-friendly environment. By joining the team as an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM), you will provide clinical supervision and coordinate the Operating Room’s operations with other departmental disciplines, under the direction of the Nurse Manager. In this role, 70% of your time will be spent at the control desk running the board and communicating with all areas to ensure everything is running on time with no delays. The remaining 30% of your day will have a focus on scheduling and staffing. This is a fast-paced area with strong teamwork and cohesion. If you are ready to advance your nursing career into a leadership role, this is a great opportunity to do so and be a part of an elite healthcare organization. A caregiver in this position works days from 6:30AM – 5:00PM, plus on-call.

Requirements

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 in an OR
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
If in a Critical Care area, an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment
Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills; good oral, written and interpersonal skills, strong analytical and organization skills

Nice To Haves

Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) certification – if you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it within one year of hire
Previous management experience

Responsibilities

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.
Assist in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs.
Other duties as assigned.