RN Assistant Nurse Manager - L&D, Perinatal

Summa Health

Cleveland (OH)

On-site

USD 69,000 - 103,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Daily Pay

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Summa Health System – Akron Campus seeks an RN Assistant Nurse Manager for L&D to lead the Perinatal Unit operations on a 24-hour basis and to drive staff engagement and patient care standards in collaboration with charge nurses.

The role requires BSN, 3 years of clinical nursing with leadership, and Ohio licensure; Master’s degree is preferred. Salary is hourly and ranges from $49.78 to $74.68 with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

Graduate of a CCNE- or ACEN-accredited nursing program.
BSN degree is required.
Master's degree is preferred.
Clinical certification is preferred or required within two years.
Current license to practice nursing in Ohio.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and maintain the Perinatal Unit schedule, orientation schedules, and daily payroll sheets.
Support unit operations through policy reviews, unit audits, monthly rounds, and equipment maintenance.
Coordinate the Appreciation Committee and promote staff engagement.
Facilitate hands-on staff huddles, competency checks, and orientation activities.
Oversee the infant weight project and conduct hand hygiene audits to support quality improvement.
Provide night-shift leadership and operational support across Women's Health.
Round on H4 every 2–3 hours to assess unit needs and staffing.
Collaborate with charge nurses and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, continuous patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Staff coaching

Communication

Customer service

Education

BSN required

CCNE/ACEN-accredited program

MSN preferred

Ohio nursing license

Job description

Summa Health System – Akron Campus

Coordinate and maintain the Perinatal Unit (PNU) schedule, orientation schedules, and daily payroll sheets.
Support unit operations through policy reviews, PNU audits, monthly unit rounds, and ongoing equipment maintenance.
Coordinate the Appreciation Committee and promote staff engagement, recognition, and team collaboration.
Facilitate hands‑on staff huddles, competency checks, and orientation activities to support staff development and ensure adherence to unit standards.
Oversee the infant weight project and conduct EOsCence hand hygiene audits to support quality improvement and infection prevention initiatives.
Provide night‑shift leadership and operational support across Women's Health, addressing staffing and floating needs, staff conflicts, patient transfers, code responses, and other emerging clinical or operational issues.
Round on H4 every 2–3 hours to assess unit needs, maintain communication with the charge nurse, and proactively address staffing concerns, floating assignments, conflicts, and emergent situations.
Collaborate with charge nurses and interdisciplinary teams to facilitate timely problem‑solving, maintain safe patient care operations, and ensure continuity of care throughout Women's Health.

RN Assistant Nurse Manager – L&D

Full‑Time, 40 hrs/week

Summa Health System – Akron Campus

Perinatal Unit Leadership And Operational Responsibilities

Coordinate and maintain the Perinatal Unit (PNU) schedule, orientation schedules, and daily payroll sheets.
Support unit operations through policy reviews, PNU audits, monthly unit rounds, and ongoing equipment maintenance.
Coordinate the Appreciation Committee and promote staff engagement, recognition, and team collaboration.
Facilitate hands‑on staff huddles, competency checks, and orientation activities to support staff development and ensure adherence to unit standards.
Oversee the infant weight project and conduct EOsCence hand hygiene audits to support quality improvement and infection prevention initiatives.
Provide night‑shift leadership and operational support across Women's Health, addressing staffing and floating needs, staff conflicts, patient transfers, code responses, and other emerging clinical or operational issues.
Round on H4 every 2–3 hours to assess unit needs, maintain communication with the charge nurse, and proactively address staffing concerns, floating assignments, conflicts, and emergent situations.
Collaborate with charge nurses and interdisciplinary teams to facilitate timely problem‑solving, maintain safe patient care operations, and ensure continuity of care throughout Women's Health.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1400-2230
Leadership meeting
1400-1500
2300-0730
2300-0730
2300-0730
2300-0730

Summary

Serves as a unit-based resource that supports the RN Nurse Manager in the patient care operations for a designated area(s) on a 24‑hour basis; plans and develops tactical short, mid‑and long‑term goals and processes to enhance and improve the operations of the unit to support Summa Health’s mission, vision and values; identify barriers to meeting goals; manages, guides, coaches, and evaluates the work performance of patient care staff in a designated area; collaborates with other patient care departments and areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations and services; assists with the management of unit budget plans; assists with calculating a return on investment for unit initiatives; participates in development of evidence‑based standards of practice; identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care and organizational processes.

Formal Education Required

Graduate of a program of professional nursing that is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
BSN required
Master’s degree preferred
Clinical Certification preferred or required to obtain within two (2) years
Current license to practice nursing in the State of Ohio

Experience & Training Required

Three (3) years of clinical nursing experience and demonstrated leadership qualities

Other Skills, Competencies And Qualifications

Effective performance of this role at Summa Health System requires that the Assistant Nurse Manager demonstrate core competencies in the area of customer focus, teamwork, job knowledge, and resource management.
Provides quality service to customers, including patients, families, other staff and the community.
Works effectively as a team member to achieve organizational and departmental goals
Supports the use of available resources, including time, people, materials, and financial resources
Promotes the nursing professional practice model. Practices within the organizational policies and procedures, and Department of Nursing Standards of Practice. Maintains standards that promote patient safety.
Ability to provide necessary care to patients utilizing an evidence-based and process improvement methodology that is grounded in nursing theory.
Ability to effectively interact with patients/customers with the understanding of their needs for self‑respect and dignity.
Retains professional certification in nursing administration or clinical area.
Meet mandatory educational and health requirements
Maintains and seeks new knowledge related to patient care issues, quality improvement and cost reduction, current policies, procedures, and protocols.
Demonstrates computer skills required to perform job functions

Level Of Physical Demands

Heavy: Exerts 50-100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or ten to 20 pounds of force continuously to move objects.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region’s top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.

$49.78/hr - $74.68/hr The salary range on this job posting/advertising is base salary exclusive of any bonuses or differentials. Many factors, such as years of relevant experience and geographical location are considered when determining the starting rate of pay. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members when determining offers. Please keep in mind that the range that is listed is the full base salary range. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical.

Summa Health offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to include medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off as well as many other benefits.