Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Cleveland Clinic's J5-2 Thoracic Surgery Stepdown specializes in esophagectomies, thoracotomies, hiatal hernia repairs, bilateral lung volume reduction and congenital chest abnormality repairs. This team commonly conducts procedures like thoracentesis, paracentesis and Claggett's Window dressing change and uses chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, Jejunostomy tubes with tube feeding, Jackson Pratt drains and PCAs. In addition to thoracic surgery patient care, J5-2 also treats patients for heart failure, chest pain and cardiac arrhythmias, and often prepares patients for open-heart surgery. As Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) on our team, you will provide clinical supervision and unit coordination. With an emphasis on professional development and success, you will encourage caregivers to enhance their skills and patient experience through improvement initiatives and incentives. This position offers a great way to gain extensive leadership experience while continuing to provide the best support and treatment possible. **A caregiver in this role works a day/evening rotation from 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., totaling 20 hours per week including one 12-hour shift and one 8-hour shift.** **_Weekend requirements include two weekend shifts within each 6-week schedule period, both of which must be 12-hour shifts. (7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.)_** A caregiver who excels in this role will: + Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit caregivers and other departments/units. + Ensure continuity of patient care information between shifts. + Coordinate patient admitting, discharges, transfers and other operational issues. + 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. + Supervise and participate in the daily delivery of patient care. + Prepare work schedules to ensure adequate coverage on all shifts. + Participate in and support quality improvement projects, outcomes, studies and research initiatives. 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) + Two years of recent clinical nursing experience + Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: + Cardiac experience + Recent experience working with cardiac/telemetry patients in a clinical setting **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. **Pay Range** Minimum hourly: $37.50 Maximum hourly: $57.60 The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.). Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities