Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager-North Lakeland Freestanding ED-Nights-Orlando Health-Lakeland, FL

Orlando Health•Lakeland, FL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (CANM) leads shift operations in a clinical setting to support high-quality care, an exceptional patient and family experience, and optimal patient flow. In conjunction with the Department Nursing Operations Manager and Assistant Nursing Operations Manager, the CANM guides and collaborates with the team and oversees clinical operations, including patient care assignments, customer experience, productivity, and quality outcomes. The role serves patients with advanced illness or injury who require timely, intensive, and complex care, supported by lower caregiver-to-patient ratios and highly trained team members with advanced skills. This is a night-shift position at Orlando Health’s North Lakeland Freestanding Emergency Department in Lakeland, Florida. The CANM supports clinical practice, staff development, regulatory readiness, safety, and quality improvement while helping maintain effective operations and positive multidisciplinary partnerships.

Requirements

At least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse; acute care experience preferred.
Current Registered Nurse licensure in Florida or under the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
May require one or more certifications 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.
Certification in the area of expertise preferred.
Acute care Registered Nurse experience preferred.

Responsibilities

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