Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (Charge RN) - ICU Full Time Nights

Orlando Health•Melbourne, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (CANM) leads shift operations in an intensive care clinical setting to support high-quality care, an exceptional patient and customer experience, and effective patient flow. In conjunction with the Department Nursing Operations Manager and Assistant Nursing Operations Manager, the CANM guides and collaborates with the unit team and oversees clinical operations, including patient care assignments, productivity, customer experience, and quality outcomes. The role serves patients with advanced illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intensive, and complex care, with lower caregiver-to-patient ratios and highly trained team members. The CANM supports Orlando Health’s mission, vision, and values and contributes to shared leadership, clinical collaboration, team development, safety, and quality improvement. The role may also provide direct patient care to meet operational needs.

Requirements

A minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
Current licensure as a registered nurse in Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
One or more of the following certifications may be required based on assigned patient population: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), or Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree preferred.
Acute care setting experience preferred.
Certification in area of expertise preferred.

Responsibilities

Exemplify Orlando Health’s mission, vision, and values and participate in the shared leadership structure.
Manage staffing assignments for incoming and outgoing shifts based on patient acuity and team-member skills.
Coordinate patient flow with Administrative Supervisors, Care Coordinators, and Discharge Planners.
Monitor patients’ overall status and closely monitor seriously ill patients.
Coordinate and/or participate in patient care in compliance with physician orders, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
Support frontline team members and providers as a clinical resource.
Support clinical collaboration focused on expected patient length of stay.
Perform direct patient care as needed to meet operational needs.
Conduct Nurse Leader rounds and investigate and respond to patient, family, and physician complaints to enhance the customer experience.
Participate in or lead safety huddles; embrace, communicate, and promote change and problem-solving.
Assess equipment needs and ensure staff have and can appropriately use equipment required for patient care.
Support and sustain leader-driven initiatives and assist with retention strategies for new team members.
Maintain a regulatory-ready environment of care.
Allocate and adjust staffing, assign meal breaks, and relieve team members as indicated.
Use effective fiscal management and financial resources in decision-making.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Attend leadership huddles, assist with nursing and clinical initiatives, and foster multidisciplinary partnerships through collegial collaboration.
Coach and mentor the nursing team; communicate effectively in writing and verbally with individuals and groups.
Foster diversity, equity, and inclusion; promote a safe work environment and support or coordinate follow-up related to workplace violence occurrences.
Apply the Professional Practice Model and demonstrate clinical expertise and critical thinking for the assigned unit or department; ensure care aligns with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Participate in audits and collection of unit or department information to identify improvement opportunities and trends.
Promote high-quality nursing practice supported by evidence-based practice, research, organizational standards, and national standards.