Registered Nurse RN

Experienced RN – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Critical Care Float Staff – Weekend Flex

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

Cleveland Clinic Akron General's new Level II Progressive Care Unit (PCU), provides personalized, high-quality care with a 1:3 RN to patient ratio. This unit cares for patients with a wide range of conditions, including those requiring non-invasive BiPAP, continuous pulse oximetry, insulin infusions, select cardiac or vasoactive drips, chronic tracheostomy ventilation, acute stroke care, spinal drains, transvenous pacemakers, and arterial monitoring. As a Critical Care Float RN, you are responsible for providing nursing care to patients of all ages. At Akron General, you can make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and their families every day, all while pursuing higher education resources and advancing your skills.

A caregiver in this position works Saturdays and Sundays from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. with 3 holidays per year.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Complete ongoing assessments, recognize significant changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
• Develop and update goals as needed and involve the patient/family (or designee) in development.
• Provide nursing care and administer medications/treatments.
• Participate in on-going interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes and contribute to the improvement of care.
• Delegate tasks/assignments to employees according to their abilities, serve as a resource person and acknowledge peer accomplishments.
• Satisfactorily complete Critical Care Course as administered by Staff Development (if new to critical care) and NIH Stroke Scale training (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) (if new to critical care during orientation) and ACLS and TNCC certification (within one year of appointment).
• Review and document progress of care and discharge goals with patient/family.
• Identify need and accept responsibility for becoming a consistent caregiver for patients with complex care needs.
• Participate in and document patient care, discharge planning and case management conferences and communicate information at shift report.
• Assist in orientation of RNs, LPNs and other hospital personnel.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing (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
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through the American Red Cross within one year of hire
• One year of current RN ICU or acute care experience in a hospital setting

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Two years of critical care 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

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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