Assistant Nurse Manager - Medical/Surgical

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

The 4 North Medical/Surgical Unit at Indian River Hospital sees a diverse population, offering medical attention for GI distress, respiratory issues, seizures and other symptoms. As an Assistant Nurse Manager on this team, you will help patients feel comfortable, at ease and supported while receiving treatment. With an emphasis on professional development and success, you will also encourage caregivers to enhance their skills and the patient experience through improvement initiatives and incentives 70% of your day will consist of administrative responsibilities such as attendance tracking, committee participation, managing caregiver scheduling, engagement retention and recruitment, while the other 30% will be focused on hands-on patient care. Here, you will be a constant resource for bedside caregivers through exemplifying leadership behaviors. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an RN who is looking to advance their career into a leadership role. This position requires a caregiver who is empathetic, understanding and nurturing to ensure quality patient care. On this team, you will have numerous opportunities to explore educational development courses and advance the Professional Ladder at Cleveland Clinic.     

A caregiver in this position works days from 6:45AM – 7:15PM, with weekend and holiday requirements. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.  

• Provide effective and efficient patient care to all ages on assigned shifts or as otherwise designated. 

• Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit caregivers and other departments/units.  

• Ensure continuity of patient care information between shifts. 

• Coordinate patient admitting, discharges, transfers and other operational issues. 

• Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.  

• Provide ongoing clinical evaluations of caregivers, counsel caregivers on performance issues, administer initial corrective actions and monitor attendance issues. 

• Interview, select and orient new caregivers.  

• Monitor the adherence to EEO/AAP goals and guidelines. 

• Prepare work schedules to ensure adequate coverage on all shifts.  

• Participate in and support quality improvement projects, outcomes, studies and research initiatives.  

• Assist in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs. 

• Assume responsibilities of the Nurse Manager in their absence. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing 

• Bachelor’s of Science 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 

• Two years of recent clinical nursing experience  

• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills