Nurse Manager

Join Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Hillcrest Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in Ohio. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Hillcrest Hospital's Progressive Care Unit offers hemodynamic monitoring, continuous respiratory care, pharmacologic interventions, and step-down open-heart, thoracic and cardiovascular services to diverse populations of young adult, adult and geriatric patients. This team is known for its excellent nursing outcomes, high patient satisfaction, caregiver engagement scores, innovative therapies, pilot studies and years of nominations as one of the hospital's best nursing units. In your role as Nurse Manager, you will support and impact patient care, empower and engage staff and look to make positive changes. Your primary duties will include, but are not limited to: + Managing the practice and delivery of nursing care. + Establishing clinical direction and providing clinical supervision. + Supervising all aspects of personnel management and development. + Developing and monitoring budgets. + Maintaining adherence to regulatory standards. The ideal future caregiver is someone who: + Has at least three years of recent clinical nursing experience including at least one year of healthcare management experience. + Demonstrates excellent leadership, management, communication, problem solving, decision making, and conflict resolution skills. + Leads by example. + Thrives in a team environment. By taking this opportunity, you will join a management team that encourages and facilitates professional development through blended educational opportunities that fit all learning styles. At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. **Responsibilities:** + Manages practice of professional nursing and delivery of nurse care on assigned unit. + Establishes clinical direction for nursing care delivery, provides clinical supervision and maintains quality outcomes. + Collaborates with liaison departments in maintaining patient care standards., identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care services in a unit. + Develops quality initiatives and implements policies and procedures to insure efficient and effective delivery of health services in a unit. + Develops and maintains unit related patient care standards through continuous quality improvement. + Maintains JCAHO and other regulatory standards. + Manages operation of unit. + Analyzes personnel structure, determines staffing needs and mix. + Provides direction and supervision, evaluates performance, conducts selection and termination process, develops strategic plans. + Actively promotes staff and self development. + Participates in clinical nursing research and supports foundation research activities. + Directs unit participation in evaluation of new products. + Approves purchases and establishes or revises inventory quotes. + Assists in the development and monitoring of budget. + Other duties as assigned. **Education:** + Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required. + Master's Degree in Nursing preferred. + High degree of clinical expertise in specialty area managed. If in neonatal care services, Level 3 Obstetric Service area, or Level 4 Obstetric Service area Master's Degree is required. If in perinatal care specialization Masters of Nursing required. + Demonstrated leadership, management, communication, counseling, problems solving, decision making, conflict resolution and group process skills. **Certifications:** + Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN). + Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) + If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment. + Within one year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA)provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) + ONS Chemo/Bio course completed within two years of hire if employed on units where chemo is administered. + If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. + If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. + In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency Department. **Complexity of Work:** + Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. + Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. **Work Experience:** + Three years of recent nursing clinical experience to include at least one year of healthcare management experience required. **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. **Personal Protective Equipment:** + Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 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. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities