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Job Title
Nurse Manager Ambulatory
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department
DDSI General Surgery-Main Campus Hospital
Job Code
T3109S
Shift
Days
Schedule
8:00am-4:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join our team at Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Named one of the top digestive disease centers in the nation, our Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute (DDSI) is the first of its kind to unite all specialists in gastroenterology and hepatology, bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery, hepato-pancreato-biliary and transplant surgery, and nutrition within one unique, fully integrated model of care. This innovative model of care is aimed at optimizing the patient experience. Here, you can work with a team of talented caregivers that provide the most advanced, safest and clinically proven treatments of the gastrointestinal tract.
As a Nurse Manager, you will manage the delivery of care in an ambulatory setting. In this role, you will provide diagnostic or therapeutic services to patients while offering clinical supervision, maintaining quality outcomes and supervising all aspects of personnel management and development. Ultimately, your dedication and leadership help enhance the Cleveland Clinic experience for everyone, whether they are patients, visitors or fellow caregivers.
A caregiver in this position works 8:00am to 4:30pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Collaborate with liaison departments in maintaining patient care standards utilizing evidence-based practice as applicable.
- Participate in clinical nursing research and support Cleveland Clinic research activities.
- Identify and resolve issues affecting the delivery of care.
- Manage the operation of a unit by analyzing personnel structure, determining staffing needs, monitoring productivity, and providing direction.
- Provide supervision, evaluate performance and conduct the selection and termination process.
- Develop strategic plans in alignment with enterprise initiatives.
- Ensure the clinical team works at the top of their licensure/responsibility.
- Actively promote staff and self-development.
- Develop and maintain unit related patient care standards through continuous quality improvement.
- Develop quality and safety initiatives to provide the highest level of care.
- Oversee the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure efficient, effective, evidence-based delivery of health services.
- Attain and maintain JC and other regulatory standards.
- Fosters patient and caregiver satisfaction.
- Promote shared decision making with input from caregivers.
- Assist in the development and monitoring of the budget.
- Approve purchases and establish and revise inventory quotes.
- Direct unit participation in the evaluation of new products as applicable.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Three years of recent clinical nursing experience
- High degree of clinical expertise in the specialty area
- Demonstrated leadership, management, communication, counseling, problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution and group process skills
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Nursing certification in a specialty area
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
- Light Work -- Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
- Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
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 color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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