Cleveland Clinic Children's offers three facilities dedicated to the medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care of infants, children, and adolescents. We have more than 300 pediatric specialists who are leaders in research for cardiac care, neurological conditions, digestive diseases, and other conditions. Cleveland Clinic Children's is consistently rated among the "Best Children’s Hospitals".

This role promotes efficient workflows between the 8 inpatient units, the PACUs (Post Anesthesia Care Unit), EDs (Emergency Department), direct admissions, outside hospitals, and transfers between units. Our goal is to develop leaders and emerging leaders within our team by ensuring they relate to resources for development and mentored by others who may be in the same position but more experienced in the role, our managers, and directors. 

A caregiver in this position works Nights, 6pm-7:30am. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.  

• Provide patient care.  

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

• 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.  

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

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

• 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 degree in nursing (BSN).  

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).  

• 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)-  

• ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 2 years of employment if employed on unit's inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered. 

• If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. 

• If in an ED (Emergency Department), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. 

• 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. 

• 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. 

• Two years of recent clinical nursing experience.  

• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills.  

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