Registered Nurse Clinical Manager - Operating Room

Position Summary

The Clinical Manager ensures expert nursing care delivery providing staff education, consultation, evidence‑based clinical practice, and leadership. The Clinical Manager supervises staff in their daily activities to ensure the delivery of care according to established departmental policies and procedures. This position assists the Clinical Director with resolving staff issues, participating in performance reviews, monitoring budgetary practices, preparing staff schedules, developing and implementing performance improvement activities and orienting new employees to the unit.

The Clinical Manager serves as a key communicator for organizational updates, policy changes and education needs. This position establishes and maintains communication with physicians and other professionals to promote mutual understanding of problems and plans of care. This position supports organizational goals by providing quality customer service, participating in performance improvement efforts and demonstrating a commitment to teamwork and cooperation.

• Education
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  Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required. Bachelor's in nursing or Allied Health required, Master's degree preferred.
• License/Certification
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  Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey. BLS required. National Certification in specialty preferred.
• Experience
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  Meets qualifications as outlined for specialty. 3 years clinical experience required within specialty. Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as leadership skills required. Proficiency in Clinical Applications preferred at time of hire; incumbents within position will be trained appropriately and then skill will be required for this position within 30‑60 days from date of hire.

• Emergency Room – Mainland and Kessler Satellite: 2‑4 years medical/surgical experience required; 2 years emergency room experience preferred. ACLS, and PALS or ENPC.
• Emergency Room – City: 2‑4 years medical/surgical experience required; 2 years emergency room experience preferred. TNCC, ACLS, and PALS or ENPC.
• Labor and Delivery: 2‑4 years labor and delivery experience required. NPR (NALS), required.
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Intermediate Care Unit: 2‑4 years neonatal intensive care unit experience required. NPR (NALS), required.
• Mother/Baby Unit: 2‑4 years mother/baby experience preferred. NPR (NALS), required.
• Operating Room:
  Minimum 1 year medical/surgical experience desired; 1‑2 years operating room experience required. CNOR required.
• Critical Care: 2‑4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1‑2 years critical care experience preferred. ACLS required. CCRN preferred.
• Medical/Surgical: 1‑2 years medical/surgical experience preferred. None.
• Dialysis: 1‑2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1‑2 years dialysis experience preferred. ACLS preferred but not required.
• Psychiatry: 1‑2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1‑2 years psychiatry experience preferred. Crisis intervention experience preferred for PIP. Certified Prevention Intervention annual education preferred.
• Pediatrics: 1‑2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1‑2 years pediatric experience strongly preferred. PALS required.
• Interventional Radiology: 2‑4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1‑2 interventional experience preferred. Critical care experience preferred. ACLS required; PALS required within 1 yr of hire/transfer.
• Cath Lab: 1‑2 years critical care, emergency room or telemetry experience required; 1 year cath‑lab experience preferred. ACLS required.
• Trauma: 2‑4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1‑2 years trauma experience preferred. ACLS, TNCC required.
• Oncology: 1‑2 years medical/surgical experience preferred. Chemotherapy experience preferred. Chemotherapy certification within 1 year from date of hire.
• Cancer Center: 3 years of clinical oncology specialty experience required. Chemotherapy certification within 1 year from date of hire.
• Endoscopy:
  Minimum 2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1‑2 yrs. endoscopy, telemetry and critical care experience preferred. ACLS is preferred,…