Nurse Manager – Perioperative Department – Martin South Hospital

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation.

At Cleveland Clinic, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patient care.

At Cleveland Clinic you will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Nurse Manager of the Perioperative Department at Cleveland Clinic Martin South, you will manage the practice of professional nursing and delivery of nursing care in the Operating Room and Pre- and Post-Operative Department.

The Nurse Manager is knowledgeable of the patient population and serves as a resource to caregivers on the team and will be involved in continuous improvement projects to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.

Your primary duties will include, but are not limited to :

• Overseeing the team's ability to provide safe, high-quality care to our patients.
• Showing a presence and being supportive and responsive of team members.
• Serving as a resource to caregivers on the team.
• Developing and maintaining unit related patient care standards through continuous quality improvement.

The ideal caregiver is someone who :

• Has a minimum of two years of Nursing Leadership experience in an Orthopedic Surgery acute care Operating Room (REQUIRED)
• Possesses both intellectual and emotional intelligence.
• Can triage problems and use critical thinking skills for problem solving.
• Can build and develop interpersonal relationships with team members.
• Is organized and can complete projects in a timely manner.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to advance their nursing career into a leadership role. Nurse managers are provided coaching by the nursing director.

Nurse managers are provided opportunities for growth through involvement in projects and councils. Nurse managers are encouraged to pursue the next steps in their career through succession planning.

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, and 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.
• High degree of clinical expertise in specialty area managed.
• 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 :