Assistant Nurse Manager - Orthopaedics Medical Surgical

Cleveland Clinic•Cleveland, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) supports H70, a 34-bed medical-surgical orthopedic unit with telemetry monitoring capabilities at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. The unit cares for adult postoperative orthopedic patients recovering from total hip, knee and shoulder replacements, revision surgeries, fractures, sarcoma resections, joint infections, osteomyelitis, avascular necrosis and other complex orthopedic conditions. It also cares for overflow patients from General Internal Medicine, the Neurological Institute and General Surgery. The ANM works closely with nurses, Clinical Techs, fellow Assistant Nurse Managers, Health Unit Coordinators and other medical staff to support daily operations and quality patient care. The role is not primarily focused on bedside staffing, but may provide coverage as needed and typically serves as a charge nurse. The ANM also participates in interviews, conducts caregiver evaluations at 45 and 90 days, supports onboarding and provides ongoing check-ins to promote caregiver success and team development. The ANM assumes the Nurse Manager’s responsibilities in their absence. The position works days on a schedule described as either 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. with one four-hour administrative shift, or two 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. shifts and two 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m. shifts. Alternating holidays are expected, along with six weekend shifts per schedule.

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.
If working in a Critical Care area, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross must be presented upon hire or within the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.
Provide patient care.
Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit caregivers and other departments or 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 the Nurse Manager’s responsibilities in their absence.
Support staffing needs as needed and typically serve as a charge nurse.
Conduct caregiver evaluations at 45 and 90 days, support onboarding and provide ongoing check-ins.