RN - Acute Care Lymphoma Myeloma

Cleveland Clinic Health System

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Job Title

RN - Acute Care Lymphoma Myeloma

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

M70/M71 Lymphoma/Myeloma-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

F00165

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center and become part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Known for its continuous clinical trials and cancer research, the Taussig Cancer Center ensures that all patients receive top-quality patient care and have access to the newest advances in cancer treatment.

Cleveland Clinic's M71 Acute Care Lymphoma and Myeloma Unit cares for adult patients undergoing targeted cancer and radiation therapies. This dedicated team is focused on diagnosing and treating many various malignancies and hematologic diseases and is at the forefront of new, emerging clinical trials and cancer research. Many caregivers in this unit have become chemotherapy competent and received chemo/biotherapy certifications.

A caregiver in this position works day/evening/night/weekend, 7:00am—7:30pm or 7:00pm—7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care.
• Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans.
• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients' conditions.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patients' discharge needs.
• Educate patients and their families.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• One-year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor 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.

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.

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