Nurse Manager – Acute Care

Job Title: Nurse Manager – Acute Care (L16)
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-Time
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care

Job Summary

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Nurse Manager with strong surgical expertise to lead the Acute Care Unit (L16). This role is responsible for overseeing nursing practice and ensuring superior clinical outcomes while delivering compassionate, patient-centered care of the highest quality. The Nurse Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership, foster clinical excellence, support caregiver engagement, and ensure continuous improvement within a world-class healthcare environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership and Patient Care

• Oversee nursing practice and ensure high-quality, evidence-based surgical care

• Complete and supervise timely patient admissions, assessments, and individualized care planning

• Monitor, evaluate, and document patient outcomes and effectiveness of interventions

• Administer medications and treatments according to approved policies and protocols, including barcode scanning compliance

• Promote patient and family-centered care and ensure appropriate patient education and documentation

• Incorporate patient safety principles and report errors or near-misses

Team Leadership and Management

• Lead, mentor, and empower nursing teams

• Apply transformational and servant leadership principles

• Support shared governance and caregiver engagement initiatives

• Delegate nursing responsibilities appropriately

• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and mutual respect

Quality, Compliance, and Operations

• Ensure compliance with local and international licensing and accreditation standards

• Develop, evaluate, and revise standards of care, policies, and SOPs

• Analyze aggregate clinical data to identify trends and quality improvement opportunities

• Standardize processes, supplies, and equipment within the unit

• Ensure accurate charge capture documentation within Epic as required

• Promote cost-effective resource stewardship and safe staffing models

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent qualification is required

• Minimum three-year nursing curriculum from an accredited program is required

• Master’s Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Management, or Healthcare Administration is preferred

• ANCC board certification or equivalent specialty postgraduate qualification is preferred

Experience Requirements

• Minimum six years post-graduate Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting is required

• Minimum two years as a Senior Charge Nurse or at least three years as a Charge Nurse in an acute care environment is required

• International accreditation experience is preferred

Certification and Licensure

• Valid and current national nursing license is required

• BLS from AHA or equivalent organization is required

• ACLS and PALS relevant to specialty are required from AHA or equivalent organization

Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

• Strong coaching, counseling, and conflict resolution abilities

• Ability to analyze, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities effectively

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams

• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and clinical documentation systems

• Commitment to evidence-based practice, patient safety, and continuous professional development