Cleveland Clinic is a top healthcare institution in the nation and a premier destination for nurses. Cleveland Clinic provides a dynamic and technologically advanced environment that allows you to discover, learn and grow. We want you to remain professionally challenged as you shape the nursing career of your dreams, and truly hope you will find where you belong, here at Cleveland Clinic.
As a Registered Nurse, you will become familiar with complex medical histories, innovative surgical procedures, pain modalities, and comprehensive nutritional support. Your primary duties will include but are not limited to:
• Providing direct nursing care.
• Monitoring, recording, and communicating patients’ conditions as appropriate.
• Preparing patient care plans.
• Administering prescribed medications.
The future caregiver is someone who:
• Communicates effectively with patients and team members.
• Is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
• Can provide emotional, spiritual, and psychological support to patients.
The Registered Nurse selected for this position will be eligible for tuition reimbursement as part of our many offerings to invest in your health, well-being, and future. We offer our caregivers many opportunities for professional development. The Professional Ladder Program, professional development courses through our Global Leadership & Learning Institute, and opportunities to advance into management are just a few.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.
- Assumes responsibility for maintaining current nursing knowledge and proficiency in nursing skills required to perform activities on assigned nursing unit.
- Prioritize nursing care for assigned patients based on assessment data and identified needs using critical thinking skills.
- Assesses urgent and emergent health conditions using both physiologically and technologically derived data. Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in patients condition. Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Recognizes and reports abnormal clinical results and report to physician in a timely manner. Modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patient responses and conditions.
- Delegates and supervises nursing care to associate staff members in accordance with the identified needs of the patients, employee capabilities and workload.
- Administers medications in compliance with hospital policy; maintains current knowledge of medications.
- Documents data related to patients care including medical history, assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes. Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Manages patient pain relief by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patient responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
- Advocates for patient and family needs, and/or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
- Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
- Instructs patients, families and others on topics such as health education, disease prevention and care, and discharge instructions.
- Prepares patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
- Assumes Charge Nurse duties as needed, including :
- Leading/participating in interdisciplina ry team meetings, utilization review (preauthorization of patients and clinical reviews), performance improvement, serving as the lead resource person for the unit for communication with staff, physicians, and other departments.
- Completes mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department specific competencies and requirements. Maintains applicable certification/licensure. Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
- Follows system/hospital and department policies and procedures with special attention to attendance and punctuality, confidentiality, dress code and display of ID badge, and safety.
- Other duties as assigned
Education:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Certifications:
- current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio. Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Complexity of Work:
- Maintains competencies specific to patient population served.
Work Experience:
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
- Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body 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
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.