Home Care RN - Summit County

Cleveland Clinic Health System

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Job Title

RN Home Care

Location

Independence

Facility

Business Operations Center

Department

HC Nursing Team South- Center for Connected Care

Job Code

T2423H

Shift

Days + Call

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Job Details

As a Home Health Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for providing high quality nursing care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. This position will cover the Summit County area including the cities of Akron, Twinsburg, Macedonia, Hudson and various other cities. If short staffed, this role could require caregivers to travel to other counties.

As an RN, you will provide assessments, complex nursing treatments, and education to help avoid readmissions to the acute care setting. After seeing patients, Home Health RNs work remotely to complete documentation, make calls, attend meetings, coordinate patient care and arrange visit schedules. Cleveland Clinic Home Care provides a generous in-depth orientation that is tailored to each individual and their experience level. This position is eligible for student loan repayment.

A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care.
• Perform accurate and complete admission assessments and reassessments within a specified time frame.
• Assess patients for safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Assess, document, prioritize and manage patients' pain.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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) or American Red Cross
• Minimum one year current clinical experience as a registered nurse
• One year of clinical experience as an RN in an acute med/surg setting
• Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• 403(b) Savings & Investment Plan
• Investment Pension Plan (IPP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Discounts
• Dental and Vision Plans
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Mileage Reimbursement

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily 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.
• Must be ambulatory and able to drive to patients' homes, able to climb stairs, pull, push, and facilitate movement of the patient.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate with patients.

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.

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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