Position Summary
Position Summary
Supports administrative and clinical operations of large ambulatory medical residency program clinic. Frontline resource for team members and providers. The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (CANM) is responsible for leading the shift operations within the clinical setting to ensure delivery of high-quality care, exceptional customer experience, and optimal patient flow. In conjunction with Nursing Leadership, the CANM provides guidance, fosters collaboration, and is responsible for the ambulatory and/or outpatient clinical operation(s) including patient care assignments, clinical customer experience, clinical efficiencies, and quality outcomes.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Exemplar of the mission, vision, and values of Orlando Health.
- Participates in shared leadership structure
- Monitors overall status of patients within area of responsibility.
- Coordinates and/or participates in the delivery of patient care ensuring compliance with providers orders and established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Serves as a resource supporting frontline team members and providers as appropriate.
- Supports clinical collaboration focusing on patient coordination of care.
- Performs direct patient care activities as required to meet operational needs.
- Interfaces with patients and families to enhance customer experience by conducting Nurse Leader rounds and investigating and responding to patient/family and provider complaints.
- Participates in and/or leads safety huddles.
- Embraces, communicates, and promotes change and problem solving.
- Assesses equipment needs to ensure staff have the needed equipment for patient care, and they can appropriately utilize equipment.
- Supports and sustains all leader-driven initiatives.
- Assists with retention strategies for new team members that fosters a” Best Place to Work” environment.
- Maintains a regulatory-ready environment of care.
- Ensures the appropriate allocation/adjustment of staff, assignment of meal breaks, relief of team members as indicated, etc.
- Utilizes effective fiscal management skills and financial resources with decision-making.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Other Related Functions:
Leadership
- Supports strategic imperatives by attending leadership huddles, assisting in new nursing/clinical initiatives, and fostering positive multidisciplinary partnerships through collegial collaboration.
- Serves as a coach and mentor for the nursing team.
- Expresses ideas clearly and effectively in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
- Fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Promote a safe working environment; support and/or coordinate any follow-up related to WPV occurrences.
Appropriate Clinical Practice Knowledge
- Performance supports the Professional Practice Model.
- Superior clinical and critical thinking skills for assigned unit/department.
- Clinical expert and liaison ensuring care is provided congruent with Orlando Health policies and procedures
Performance/Quality Improvement
- Participates in the collection of unit/department information via audits to identify opportunities for improvement and trends.
- Promotes high-quality nursing practice supported by evidence base practice, research, organization, and national standards.
Qualifications
Education/Training:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) preferred.
Licensure/Certification:
- Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Certification in area of expertise preferred.
- May require one or more of the following certifications based on the assigned patient population:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support(ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
Experience:
- A minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
