Assistant Nurse Manager - Endoscopy

Join Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Hillcrest Hospital has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in Cleveland and Ohio. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Endoscopy department offers upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for esophageal, stomach and duodenal disorders, wireless capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy for intestinal disorders, colonoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for colonic disease, and ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatic and biliary disorders. This is a highly experienced team of caregivers that collaborate on various endoscopy procedures to achieve excellent medical outcomes for patients.

**A caregiver in this position works days + calls, from 7:00am-5:00pm.**

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Manage the day-to-day operations of ambulatory procedural settings caring for hospitalized patients.

+ Oversee nursing personnel and patient care providers in procedural settings to ensure quality of care.

+ Anticipate and resolve patient care issues.

+ Ensure continuity of patient care by actively participating in and facilitating communication and collaboration among and between department staff and other departments re: operational issues.

+ Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.

+ Provide ongoing clinical evaluation of nurses and other direct and indirect patient care providers on assigned unit/area.

+ Counsel employees on performance issues, administers initial corrective actions, collaborates in monitoring attendance issues.

+ Alert Nurse Manager of significant clinical or other performance issues.

+ Participate in interviewing, selecting and appraising the performance of employees.

+ Monitor the adherence to EEO/AAP goals and guidelines.

+ Administer Nursing Institute, departmental and CC policies and procedures.

+ Monitor daily clinical operations of outpatient clinics (patient flow, staffing, supplies, etc.).

+ Prepare schedule of work assignment assuring adequate coverage on all shifts.

+ Participate in and supports quality improvement projects, outcomes studies and research initiatives.

+ Assist in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ BSN.

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

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).

+ Three years of clinical experience **AND** Two years of GI/Endoscopy experience.

+ Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills.

+ Good oral, written and interpersonal skills, strong analytical and organization skills.

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**Physical Requirements:**

+ Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.

+ Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

+ Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.

+ Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.

+ Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

+ Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

**Personal Protective Equipment:**

+ Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

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