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Job Title
Experienced RN (PRN) - Cardiology Stepdown
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department
J7-1 Cardiology Stepdown-Nursing Institute
Job Code
F24015
Shift
Day/Night Rotation
Schedule
7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am
Job Summary
Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. The J71/J72/J73 nursing units for Cardiac and Heart Failure Step-down are part of Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular and Thoracic institute. Since 1995, Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as of the top hospitals for Cardiology in the country.
As a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac and Heart Failure Step-down unit, you will provide care to patients who suffer from angina and/or myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmia, ICD/pacemaker insertion, ablation and cardioversion. In addition, RNs provide care to pre-operative patients undergoing open heart surgery for CAD, TAVR, aneurysms, faulty heart values and pulmonary hypertension. An RN in this role is familiar with complex medical histories, innovative surgical procedures, pain modalities, and comprehensive nutritional support.
Your primary duties will include:
• Providing direct nursing care.
• Monitoring, recording and communicating patients’ conditions as appropriate.
• Preparing patient care plans.
• Administering prescribed medications.
• Performing bedside hand-off reports and thorough bedside daily rounds.
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
• Is a team player.
• Has good communication skills.
•Can adapt to change.
• Has an interest in growing leadership skills.
• Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
This is an excellent opportunity for already established RNs to discover Cleveland Clinic’s Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, and gain hands-on experience in this rewarding unit.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Job Details
- Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
- Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Maintains professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- BSN preferred.
Certifications:
Complexity of Work:
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Work 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.
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