Assistant Nurse Manager-Acute Care Telemetry Unit

About the role

The Assistant Nurse Manager-Acute Care Telemetry Unit will support the nurse manager by providing clinical supervision and unit coordination. This position offers a great way to gain extensive leadership experience while continuing to provide the best support and treatment possible.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of ambulatory procedural settings caring for hospitalized patients.
• Oversee nursing personnel and patient care providers in procedural settings to ensure quality of care.
• Anticipate and resolve patient care issues.
• Ensure continuity of patient care by actively participating in and facilitating communication and collaboration among and between department staff and other departments re: operational issues.
• Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.
• Provide ongoing clinical evaluation of nurses and other direct and indirect patient care providers on assigned unit/area.
• Counsel employees on performance issues, administer initial corrective actions, collaborate in monitoring attendance issues.
• Alert Nurse Manager of significant clinical or other performance issues.
• Participate in interviewing, selecting and appraising the performance of employees.
• Maintain compliance with EEO/AAP goals and guidelines.
• Administer Nursing Institute, departmental and Cleveland Clinic policies and procedures.
• Monitor the adherence to EEO/AAP goals and guidelines.
• Prepare schedule of work assignments assuring adequate coverage on all shifts.
• Support quality improvement projects, outcomes studies and research initiatives.
• Assist in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross
• Two years of clinical experience
• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills
• Good oral, written and interpersonal skills, strong analytical and organizational skills

Preferred qualifications

• Bedside experience
• Epic experience
• Recent in-patient experience

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours. Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Benefits

• Health Plan Options – You have the choice between two comprehensive Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan options: EHP and EHP Plus. Both plans are administered by Aetna and feature minimal copays for in-network care.
• Dental Care – Four plan options administered by Cigna are available.
• Vision Care – Two plan options administered by EyeMed are available.
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs are available to help you pay for eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Life Insurance – Employer-paid life insurance equals 1x your annual salary with an option to purchase supplemental life insurance up to 10x your salary. You may also purchase dependent life insurance for a spouse and dependent children.
• Short- and Long-term Disability Coverage – Short-term disability is available after one continuous year of regular full-time service; long-term disability begins after 90 days.
• Cleveland Clinic Investment Pension Plan offers eligible employees an excellent opportunity to build a retirement account for the future. It is fully funded by Cleveland Clinic and equal to 2.5% of your salary (increasing with more years of service).
• The 401(k) / 403(b) Plan also provides an important source of retirement savings. It allows participants to take responsibility for their financial future by making retirement savings a part of their normal routine while working. In addition to your contributions to the plan, Cleveland Clinic matches a portion of your contributions (50% on up to your first 6% in contributions).
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Eligible caregivers receive Paid Time Off (PTO) that can be allotted toward vacation, holidays, sick time, etc.
• Caregiver discounts – We offer discounted rates for auto, home and pet insurance, identify theft protection and more.
• Adoption assistance – We provide financial assistance of up to $5,000/per child ($10,000 maximum lifetime benefit) for caregivers who choose to legally adopt a child.
• Employee Assistance Program – The Program provides free, confidential short-term counseling for caregivers and their families, whether for relationships or legal challenges.
• Employee Hardship Fund – This fund provides aid for caregivers experiencing unexpected financial difficulties.
• Paid maternity and parental leave – You will enjoy up to eight consecutive weeks for maternal care after the birth of your child to bond with your baby and up to four weeks for parental care.