Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and createsteppingstonestoward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
Our NICU opened November 1, 2024, under Cleveland Clinic oversight. We are a 14-bed, level III NICU. We admit infants born as young as22 weeksgestational age up to full term babies who need help transitioning to life outside the womb. We care for babies who need full-body cooling, respiratory support (CPAP, conventional ventilators, jet ventilator, oscillator), and IV nutrition support as well as attendhigh riskdeliveries and lead neonatal resuscitations. We have a full staff of neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners who are on-site 24/7. Along with our provider team, we have a full team of therapists - physical, occupational, and speech – a dedicated dietician, and a dedicated respiratory therapy team, who are here Monday through Friday. We also have a NICU Clinical Nurse Specialist who provides monthly simulations, hip-to-hip education, and just-in-time education. She has also taken on ensuring our policies and procedures are up to date and in alignment with the enterprise and the latest evidence-based practices. Our staffing core is 5 nurses, though we have a robust per diem team as well as status nurses willing to pick up to help the team. Our assignments aregenerally 1:3 (i.e.feeder/growers) or 1:2 (i.e.CPAP, stable vent, central lines) with the occasional 1:1 for those extremely high acuity babies (i.e.cooling, unstable jet or oscillator, nitric).
As a Nurse Manager, you will manage the delivery of care within theNeonatal ICU (NICU)atAkron General Medical Center. In this role,you will manage the practice of professional nursing and delivery of nurse carewhile offering clinical supervision,maintainingqualityoutcomesand supervising all aspects of personnel management and development.Ultimately, yourdedication and leadership help enhance the Cleveland Clinic experience for everyone, whether they are patients,visitorsor fellow caregivers.
We are looking for someone whodemonstratesflexibility and adaptability in a dynamic clinical environment, with the ability to effectively support and promote change. This individual embraces new processes, responds positively to evolving patient and organizationalneedsand actively contributes to continuous improvement initiatives.
A caregiver in this position works days from8:00AM – 4:30PM. Availability to come in and meet with night shift caregiversisrequired.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
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.
Identifyand 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.
Supervise caregivers and promote development.
Maintain adherence to JCAHO and other regulatory standards.
Coordinate unit operations with other units/departments.
Develop and monitor budgets, approvepurchasesandestablish/revise inventory quotes.
Analyze personnel structure anddeterminestaffing needs.
Evaluate performance, conductselectionand terminationprocessesand develop strategic plans.
Participate in clinical nursing research and support foundation research activities.
Direct unit participation in evaluation of new products.
Approve purchases andestablishor revise inventory quotes.
Assistin the development and monitoring ofbudget.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’s Degree in Nursing(MSN)-if in neonatal care services, perinatal care services, Level 3 Obstetric Servicearea or Level 4 Obstetric Service area
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through the American Red Cross Certification upon or within