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 providingoptimalfamily-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 withstate-of-the-arttechnology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
After surgery, patients are taken to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), otherwise known as the recovery room. There, patients aremonitoredclosely as their anesthesia wears off. During this time, nursing caregivers check andmonitorheart rhythm, blood pressure, temperature,pulseand breathing. They will also inquire about patients’ level of pain and providemedicationsas necessary.As an Assistant Nurse Manager on thisteam, you will help patients feel comfortable, at ease and supported while recovering from surgery.You will alsoassistin the pre-op area as patients await surgery.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.
This position requires a caregiver who is empathetic,understandingand nurturing to ensure quality patient care. On this team, you will havenumerousopportunities to explore educational development courses and advance the Professional Ladder at Cleveland Clinic.
A caregiver in this position works days from 6:30AM – 5:00PM.
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 andmonitorattendance issues.
Interview,selectand 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,studiesand research initiatives.
Assistin orienting new personnel, continuingeducationand in-service educational programs.
Assumeresponsibilitiesof the Nurse Manager in their absence.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
Bachelor’sof 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
Strongdemonstratedclinical knowledge and skills
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Previouscritical care experience
Physical Requirements:
Personal Protective Equipment:
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to col