Assistant Nurse Manager - Pediatrics

Cleveland Clinic

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager supports clinical operations on Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus within Cleveland Clinic Children’s. The listed department is M52 Pediatric Epilepsy-Nursing Institute, while the job details describe the M33 Pediatric Unit, a fast-paced medical-surgical unit specializing in post-surgical care. The unit handles a high volume of GI surgical cases as well as appendectomy, post-transplant, and infectious disease patients, and provides collaborative, family-centered care to children and their families.

The Assistant Nurse Manager supervises and coordinates unit clinical operations, provides patient care, supports communication and collaboration among caregivers and departments, and assists with staffing, caregiver performance, recruitment, and quality improvement. The role assumes the Nurse Manager’s responsibilities in their absence.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, to be presented upon hire or within the first year of employment.
• Two years of recent clinical nursing experience.
• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills.

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric experience.
• Charge nurse experience.
• Hands-on experience or recent acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.
• Provide patient care.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit caregivers and other departments and units.
• Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.
• Conduct 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 the responsibilities of the Nurse Manager in their absence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager