RN Resident/New Grad Nurse - Neuro ICU

RN Resident/New Grad Nurse - Neuro ICU

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Neuro ICU - G20/H22 Unit Profile: The Neurological Intensive Care Unit on G20/H22 provides world-class care to complex neurological medical and surgical patients. The unit is certified as part of the Comprehensive Stroke Center within Cleveland Clinic's nationally renowned Neurological Institute. Located on Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus, the patient population of the nursing unit includes young adult through geriatrics with diagnoses of conditions such as: ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, subdural hematomas, status epilepticus/seizures, brain tumors, neuromuscular disorders and spinal injuries. Our talented nursing staff consists of highly trained specialists in advanced neurological assessment techniques. Our nursing caregivers commonly perform state-of-the-art medical interventions, including aneurysm coiling, interventional radiology for acute strokes and the treatment of vasospasm, hypothermia therapy and medically induced paralysis and come to optimize brain tissue viability.

Our nurses are an integral part of promoting early patient mobility, which is facilitated with modern equipment such as ceiling lifts and other devices to ensure caregiver and patient safety. The units tout an individualized orientation process that enhances the learning experience by allowing new nurses to observe and take part in a wide-range of procedures. New nursing caregivers are also supported with one-on-one preceptors, as well as weekly progress meetings.

Schedule/Shift Info:

• Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Day/Night Rotations - rotating every 6 weeks
• EOW / EOH (every other weekend/holiday)

A caregiver in this position works rotating days/nights from 7:00AM 7:30PM or 7:00PM 7:30AM

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.
• Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
• Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care (acuity of need, patient preference and resource availability).
• Respond to data indicating risk to patients' health and initiate action to correct, reduce or prevent risk.
• Seek supervision, consultation and assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
• Document in patients' medical records.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• New graduate RN OR less than one year of RN work experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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 for procedures.

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