Nurse Manager - Emergency Department

About the role

Weston Hospital is seeking to add a Nurse Manager to its Emergency Department. Our ED features multidisciplinary care teams and state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and treat patients effectively 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The department operates in a fast-paced environment, providing rapid, expert care for time-sensitive conditions such as sepsis and stroke. In this role, you will manage the practice of professional nursing and the delivery of nursing care within the unit, as well as establish clinical direction for nursing care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage the practice of professional nursing and delivery of nursing care on an assigned unit.
• Establish clinical direction of nursing care, provide clinical supervision and maintain quality outcomes and patient care standards.
• Identify and resolve issues affecting the delivery of patient care.
• Develop quality initiatives and implement policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective delivery of health services in a unit.
• Develop and maintain unit-related patient care standards through continuous quality improvement.
• Maintain adherence to JCAHO and other regulatory standards.
• Analyze personnel structure and determine staffing needs and mix.
• Provide direction and supervision, evaluate performance, conduct selection and termination process and develop strategic plans.
• Actively promote staff and self-development.
• Participate in clinical nursing research and support foundation research activities.
• Direct unit participation in evaluation of new products.
• Approve purchases and establish or revise inventory quotes.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of budget.

Requirements

• 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 American Red Cross
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Three years of recent clinical nursing experience including at least one year of healthcare management experience
• A high degree of clinical expertise in the specialty area
• Demonstrated leadership, management, communication, counseling, problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution and group process skills

Preferred qualifications

• Five years of ED experience
• Three years of Assistant Nurse Manager experience

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye and hand coordination.
• Requires frequent data entry, sitting, standing and walking.
• Requires corrective vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily 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.
• 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.

Pay

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.