Assistant Nurse Manager - Surgical ICU (SICU) & Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU)- SICU

Cleveland Clinic•Weston, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) for its Surgical ICU (SICU) and Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU). The ANM provides clinical supervision and unit coordination to support effective patient care, cohesive teamwork, and improved treatment outcomes. The role combines leadership and operational responsibilities with ongoing clinical education and bedside support for critical care caregivers. The position works nights from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. at Florida Weston Hospital in Weston. The ANM supports professional development and patient-experience improvement initiatives, coordinates staffing and unit operations, and assumes the Nurse Manager’s responsibilities in their absence. The role also develops and delivers education for high-acuity critical care therapies and complex patient populations, supports onboarding and ongoing competency development, and maintains education and compliance records. The job involves working with patients of all ages and collaborating with caregivers and interdisciplinary teams.

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 (AHA) or American Red Cross.
Two years of recent clinical nursing experience.
Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
One year of leadership experience, preferably in an ICU; charge nurse experience may count.

Responsibilities

Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.
Provide effective and efficient patient care to patients of all ages on assigned shifts or as otherwise designated.
Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit caregivers and other departments or units.
Ensure continuity of patient-care information between shifts.
Coordinate patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and other operational issues.
Review major operational and patient-care issues with Nurse Managers.
Conduct ongoing clinical evaluations of caregivers, counsel caregivers on performance issues, administer initial corrective actions, and monitor attendance.
Interview, select, and orient new caregivers.
Monitor adherence to EEO/AAP goals and guidelines.
Prepare work schedules to ensure adequate staffing coverage on all shifts.
Participate in and support quality-improvement projects, outcomes studies, and research initiatives.
Assume the Nurse Manager’s responsibilities in their absence.
Develop and deliver education on high-acuity critical-care therapies, procedures, and advanced medical devices.
Provide bedside training and competency validation for ECMO, Impella, IABP, CRRT, vasoactive drips, IV Veletri, ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac-output monitoring, temporary pacemakers, FloTrac, EVDs, lumbar drains, ultrasound-guided IV access, and stroke management.
Educate caregivers on complex patient populations, including heart and liver transplant recipients, patients with shock, open-heart recovery, neurosurgical cases, and other complex surgical populations.
Coordinate and facilitate new-hire orientation, onboarding, residency programs, simulation training, and ongoing professional development for critical-care nurses.
Provide bedside coaching, mentoring, and clinical support to new graduates and experienced nurses to promote safe, evidence-based practice.
Maintain employee credentialing records, onboarding documentation, annual competencies, compliance tracking, audits, scheduling, and regulatory requirements.
Plan and lead unit-based educational initiatives, skills fairs, point-of-care meetings, and hands-on equipment training.
Coordinate education for new and existing equipment, including rapid infusers, temporary pacing systems, advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices, and other specialized technologies.
Evaluate educational outcomes, identify learning needs, and implement programs supporting quality improvement, patient safety, and regulatory compliance.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to promote clinical excellence, competency development, and continuous learning across the department.