Assistant Nurse Manager - Hematology & Oncology Unit (Nights)

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Assistant Nurse Manager for their Hematology/Oncology Unit. In this pivotal role, you will support the nurse manager through administrative and clinical oversight, ensuring seamless patient care and effective communication among staff. Your expertise will contribute to the management of a diverse patient population receiving advanced cancer treatments. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage in quality improvement initiatives and foster a collaborative environment. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are passionate about patient care, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years recent clinical nurse experience required.
• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit staff.
• Provide ongoing clinical evaluations of nurses on assigned unit.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Clinical Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC)

Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI)

Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC)

Job description

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work next to talented caregivers and provide exceptional and highly ranked care. A 36-bed unit located within Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute, G70 Hematology/Oncology Nursing Unit cares for patients receiving chemotherapy, targeted cancer therapies, radioactive iodine and other types of radiation therapies. Our nursing unit focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of many varied malignancies and hematologic diseases. The care we provide integrates the delivery of multidisciplinary care to a complex patient population from admission to discharge.

As an Assistant Nurse Manager in our G70 Hematology & Oncology Unit, you will provide administrative, clerical, and practical support for the nurse manager. Your primary duties will include but are not limited to:

1. Facilitating communication and collaboration among unit staff and other departments.
2. Ensuring continuity of patient care information between shifts, coordinates patient admitting, discharges, transfers, and other operational issues.
3. Reviewing major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.
4. Providing ongoing clinical evaluations of nurses and other direct and indirect patient care provided on assigned unit/area.
5. Counseling employees on performance issues, administering initial corrective actions, and collaborating in monitoring attendance issues.
6. Alerting nurse manager of significant clinical or other performance issues.
7. Participating in interviewing, selecting and appraising the performance of employees.
8. Monitoring the adherence to EEO/AAP goals and guidelines.
9. Administering Nursing Institute, departmental and CC policies and procedures.
10. Supervising and participating in the daily delivery of patient care on assigned unit/area.
11. Preparing schedule of work assignment assuring adequate coverage on all shifts.
12. Participating in and supporting quality improvement projects, outcomes studies and research initiatives; participating in department and committees as assigned.
13. Assisting in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs.
14. Other duties as assigned.

Education:

1. Graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing.
2. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
3. Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills; good oral, written and interpersonal skills, strong analytical and organization skills.

Certifications:

1. Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
2. Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) certification must be presented upon hire.
3. 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.
4. 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).
5. ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 2 years of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered.
6. If in an Adult/Combined EDs, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Vascular Access Registered Nurse (VARN) program attendance required and obtains either a Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) certification upon hire or within a year of hire in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) areas.

Complexity of Work:

1. Within scope of job, requires critical thinking, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
2. Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

Minimum two year recent clinical nurse experience required.

Physical Requirements:

1. Requires extensive sitting and dexterity to perform work on a PC.
2. Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
3. Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.