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Job Title

Assistant Nurse Manager Ambulatory – Infusion Centers

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

                     

Department

Cancer Trt Ctr-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

AK1400

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.    

The Cancer Center understands the concerns and needs of patients and families navigating the complexities of a cancer diagnosis. This experienced team of Oncology and Hematology specialists work together to bring advanced services to the next level by treating the patient, not the disease.

As Assistant Nurse Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the daily clinical operations of outpatient clinics. You will provide professional nursing care to a designated patient population across multiple care settings and supervise RNs, LPNs, MAs, and other patient care staff within a specific service line to ensure high-quality care. This role includes proactively identifying and resolving patient care and staffing issues, as well as participating in the hiring, onboarding, annual performance evaluations, and performance improvement initiatives.

A caregiver in this position works Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. will cover Akron General’s Satellites Green, Stow and Bath locations with occasional coverage at Akron General Hospital.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Oversee nursing personnel and patient care providers in the clinical setting.
• Coordinate activities to ensure quality and safe patient care.
• Anticipate and resolve patient care and personnel issues.
• In conjunction with the clinical manager, assure maintenance of annual staff competencies and continuing education. 
• Perform duties of the RN as needed. Collaborate with care coordinators to ensure smooth and effective transition of care.  
• Participate and/or coordinate committees, task forces, and continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in department leadership meetings. 
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and patient safety initiatives.   
• Assume responsibilities of the clinical manager as needed.

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) OR the American Red Cross  
• Two years recent experience as a Registered Nurse
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, decision-making and conflict resolution skills

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Supervisory experience
• Infusion/Oncology experience
• Chemotherapy certification

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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