Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager-MOTHER/BABY UNIT-Nights- Watson Clinic Lakeland
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager – Mother/Baby Unit (Nights) – Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital, Lakeland, FL
This position opens in Summer 2026 at 4000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland, FL. Orlando Health System of Care is a network of award‑winning hospitals, ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities spanning Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Our dedicated team members honor our over 100‑year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
Join us!
Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital is a state‑of‑the‑art, seven‑story, multi‑specialty facility covering 550,000 square feet. It will offer:
- 300+ inpatient beds and 69 emergency and observation beds
- 11 operating rooms and four cardiac interventional suites
- Dedicated labor and delivery services, including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that will debut shortly after opening
- Comprehensive cardiovascular, neurology, and oncology services
- Advanced surgical procedures
- Benefits that begin on Day 1
- Four (4) weeks paid parental leave
- Debt‑free degrees through our Preferred Education Program
- Tuition reimbursement and loan repayment programs
- Back‑up childcare and elder care
- Fertility benefits and adoption assistance
- NCLEX reimbursement
- Free NCPDs for RN license
- Free Kaplan review courses
- Dedicated RN career counselor and GN Coordinators to develop you
- Specialty certifications reimbursement
- And more!
The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (CANM) leads shift operations within the clinical setting to ensure delivery of high‑quality care, an exceptional customer experience, and optimal patient flow. In partnership with the Department Nursing Operations Manager and the Assistant Nursing Operations Manager (ANOM), the CANM provides guidance, fosters collaboration, and is responsible for the unit’s clinical operations including patient care assignments, customer experience, productivity, and quality outcomes for acute‑care patients.
Responsibilities- Exemplify the mission, vision, and values of Orlando Health.
- Participate in shared leadership structure.
- Manage staffing assignments for incoming and outgoing shifts based on patient acuity and team skill sets.
- Coordinate patient flow with Administrative Supervisors, Care Coordinators, and Discharge Planners to achieve expected outcomes.
- Monitor overall patient status in the area of responsibility and oversee seriously ill patients.
- Coordinate and/or participate in delivery of patient care, ensuring compliance with physician orders and established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Serve as a resource supporting front‑line team members and providers as appropriate.
- Support clinical collaboration focusing on expected patient length of stay.
- Perform direct patient care activities as required to meet operational needs.
- Interface with patients and families to enhance customer experience by conducting Nurse Leader rounds and investigating and responding to complaints.
- Participate in and/or lead safety huddles.
- Embrace, communicate, and promote change and problem solving.
- Assess equipment needs to ensure staff have the necessary equipment for patient care and utilize it appropriately.
- Support and sustain all leader‑driven initiatives.
- Assist with retention strategies for new team members that foster a best‑place‑to‑work environment.
- Maintain a regulatory‑ready environment of care.
- Ensure appropriate allocation/adjustment of staff, assignment of meal breaks, relief of team members as indicated.
- Utilize effective fiscal management skills and financial resources with decision‑making.
- Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
- Maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
- Support strategic imperatives by attending leadership huddles, assisting in new nursing/clinical initiatives, and fostering positive multidisciplinary partnerships through collegial…
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