Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager - Surgical Services - Bayfront Hospital
About The Position
The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (CANM) leads shift operations in a clinical setting to support high-quality care, an exceptional customer experience, and optimal patient flow. In conjunction with the Department Nursing Operations Manager and Assistant Nursing Operations Manager (ANOM), the CANM guides and collaborates with the team and is responsible for unit clinical operations, including patient care assignments, customer experience, productivity, and quality outcomes. The role serves care settings where patients have advanced illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support their medical conditions. These settings have lower caregiver-to-patient ratios and require highly trained team members with advanced skills.
Requirements
- Current licensure as a registered nurse in Florida or under the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- At least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Education/training: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Acute care setting experience preferred.
- May require one or more certifications based on the 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).
- Certification in area of expertise.
- Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting.
Responsibilities
- Exemplify Orlando Health’s mission, vision, and values.
- Participate in the shared leadership structure.
- Manage staffing assignments for oncoming and offgoing shifts based on patient acuity and team members’ skill sets.
- Coordinate patient flow with Administrative Supervisors, Care Coordinators, and Discharge Planners to achieve expected outcomes.
- Monitor the overall status of patients in the area of responsibility and closely monitor seriously ill patients.
- Coordinate and/or participate in patient care delivery, ensuring compliance with physician orders and established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Serve as a resource for frontline team members and providers as appropriate.
- Support clinical collaboration focused on expected patient length of stay.
- Perform direct patient care activities as required to meet operational needs.
- Enhance the customer experience by conducting Nurse Leader rounds and investigating and responding to patient, family, and physician complaints.
- Participate in and/or lead safety huddles.
- Embrace, communicate, and promote change and problem solving.
- Assess equipment needs and ensure staff have and can appropriately use the equipment needed for patient care.
- Support and sustain leader-driven initiatives.
- Assist with retention strategies for new team members to foster a best-place-to-work environment.
- Maintain a regulatory-ready environment of care.
- Ensure appropriate staff allocation and adjustments, meal-break assignments, and team-member relief as indicated.
- Use effective fiscal management skills and financial resources in decision-making.
- Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable federal, state, and local standards.
- Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
