Clinical Nurse Manager

OhioHealth

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Manager ensures that professional nursing personnel and other staff deliver evidence-based practice in designated areas. The role plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the unit’s delivery of evidence-based patient care in a cost-effective manner, providing leadership and clinical management to the health care team. The manager helps integrate OhioHealth’s Nursing Philosophy, mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives into unit operations. The position supports patient care delivery, unit operations, personnel management, professional development, leadership, and research and evidence-based practice. It assists with staffing and fiscal planning, quality improvement, staff development, and coordination of care with other health care disciplines. The role also serves as a patient safety coach and promotes a safe, culturally competent work and care environment. The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, an active Registered Nurse credential from the Ohio Board of Nursing, and American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification. Candidates need 2–3 years of nursing experience in related or similar areas and prior leadership experience, such as precepting, serving in a charge or clinical lead role, mentoring, committee leadership, or facilitating meetings. Advanced specialty training may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse credential from the Ohio Board of Nursing.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
2–3 years of nursing experience in related or similar areas of responsibility.
Previous leadership experience, such as precepting, charge role, clinical lead role, mentoring, department committee leadership, or facilitating meetings.
Specialized knowledge of the nursing process and clinical skills.
Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
Knowledge of nursing practice standards.
Computer application skills appropriate to the area of responsibility.
Ability to focus on safety, quality, and efficiency in performing job duties.

Nice To Haves

Advanced training in specialty areas may be required.
Professional nursing certification is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Assist the Manager in overseeing ongoing patient care delivery and ensure Registered Nurses apply the nursing process and document care in medical records.
Address concerns, resolve problems, and use data to initiate continuous quality improvement.
Coordinate nursing care with other health care disciplines and support integration of services across the continuum of care.
Promote a safe environment for nursing practice and participate in process improvement and root cause analysis investigations.
Assist with unit-level fiscal responsibilities and planning, assessment, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Assist with staffing schedules, staff allocation, and daily staffing plans based on volume and patient care needs.
Maintain daily unit operations, including staffing status and patient visits, admissions, discharges, and transfers; serve as a resource to staff.
Participate in recruitment, selection, retention, evaluation, performance appraisals, and disciplinary procedures for personnel.
Ensure appropriate staff orientation, training, competence, continuing education, and professional development; maintain staff records.
Help manage unit resources and supplies efficiently and cost-effectively, and assist with developing and implementing services.
Collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary colleagues and support cooperative clinical management and interdepartmental relationships.
Identify staff learning needs and contribute to staff development through orientation and continuing education.
Participate in collecting, analyzing, and using data for unit-level quality and process improvement.
Provide leadership and clinical management through practice, supervision, delegation, and teaching as assigned by the Manager or Director.
Facilitate staff attendance at meetings and educational programs, support shared decision-making, and ensure Registered Nurse participation in unit-level decisions.
Participate as a voting member of Shared Governance Councils and take part in hospital committees and decision-making.
Maintain professional competencies through education and leadership programs and participation or leadership in professional organizations; seek appropriate certification.
Help assess and address diversity, cultural competency, ethics, and changing societal needs; ensure culturally competent care and a healthy, safe working environment.
Serve as a patient safety coach.
Support evidence-based practice by participating in and encouraging staff involvement in nursing evaluative research at the department level.
Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor.