RN Stepdown -RN Loan Repayment Program Eligible
Cleveland Clinic
This is a Contract position in Dover, OH posted March 16, 2023.
STATUS: Full Time (RF Status – 72 Hours/Pay Period)
DAY/SHIFT/HOURS: Variable days, 7a-7p, 7p-7a rotating. Works Every
other weekend and every other holiday
- For full-time nurses: up to $437.50 per month/lifetime maximum program benefit of $15,750
- For part-time nurses: up to $218.75 per month/lifetime maximum program benefit of $7,500
*Additional details may apply
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Union Hospital, which has been serving Dover, Ohio and its communities for over 100 years. Our hospital was founded with the promise to provide world-class quality healthcare to all patients, and we are continuing that mission to this day. With our team of talented caregivers, you will gain the experience and knowledge you need to enhance your career skillset. At Cleveland Clinic’s Union Hospital, you will work towards lateral growth to build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
We are looking for a Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team, where you will be providing direct nursing care alongside a coach following policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization. Caregivers in this position will be responsible for but not limited to responding to data indicating risk to individual’s health and initiating actions, communicating strategies to achieve the desired outcomes, documenting patient’s medical record according to guidelines, and more.
The Ideal Candidate is someone who:
– Has strong communication skills.
– Has a current Resident Nurse license and a Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
– Works well in a close-knit, teambuilding environment.
– Can make decisive judgement under minimal supervision.
– Can provide empathy and compassion in a patient-centered environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for those who are flexible and would like to advance their career growth opportunities within Cleveland Clinic.
Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand in hand.
Responsibilities:
- Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization. Implements and monitors patient care plans.
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Monitors and documents patient’s condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and/or interventions.
- Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes.
- Serves as primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocol.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient’s discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Assesses educational needs of the patient and significant others considering cultural differences and other special concerns.
- Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate.
- Validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching.
- Maintains professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN preferred.
Certifications:
- Current state license as Registered Nurse (RN).
- Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire.
- If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment.
- Within one year of hire, RNS in Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RNs who much achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
- ONS Chemo/Bio course completed within one year of employment if employed on a unit, inpatient and/or outpatient, where chemo is administered.
- If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency department.
- If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency department.
- In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC-adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC-pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency department.
- Vascular Access Registered Nurse (VARN) program attendance required and obtains either a Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) certification upon hire or within a year of hire in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) areas.
- Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, it they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, and cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.
- If in ICU, Stepdown, or Emergency Department NIH Stoke Scale Certification will be completed at time of hire in orientation.
Complexity of Work:
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Work Experience:
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting preferred for acute care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience preferred for SNF care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab experience preferred for rehab care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or Emergency Department (ED) experience preferred for ED settings.
- Will consider licensed military RN experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion including handing and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires stand 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 bodily fluids.
- Medium Work – Exerting 20-50 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.
