RN Homecare - Maternal Child Outpatient Services

RN Homecare - Maternal Child Outpatient Services

Join the Cleveland Clinic Martin Health team down in sunny Florida, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic Martin Health is looking to add a Homecare RN to the team who will support Maternal Child Outpatient Services. In this role, you will visit new mothers in their homes one week after delivery. Some of your responsibilities include conducting a full physical evaluation for both the mother and baby, including weight checks for the baby and a mental health evaluation for the mother. This position also entails providing patient education on home and infant safety. You will typically visit an average of 6 patients per day, with the possibility of up to 8, all within Martin and St. Lucie counties. Delivering individual, high-quality care for the mother and baby can result in a positive patient experience and helps ensure the mother is receiving all continued services that are needed.

A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 8:00AM 5:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Perform accurate and complete starts of care, resumptions, recertifications and routine visits.
• Perform medication reconciliation at each visit.
• Assess patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Assess, document and manage patients' pain.
• Prioritize and document patient problems based on assessed needs and problems in collaboration with patient, family and health care team.
• Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.
• Escalate change in patient condition to patient's physician as appropriate.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN)
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Florida
• Two years of prenatal nursing experience in an acute care setting
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Valid Driver's license
• Proof of automobile insurance coverage
• Certified Lactation Consultant (CLC) within one year of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• One year of home health experience
• NRP certification

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

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 drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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.

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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