Registered Nurse - Weston, United States - Cleveland Clinic

Description

Join Cleveland Clinic WestonHospital's team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge oftechnology and education all while consistently providingpatient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic's Floridaregion, Weston Hospital has contributed to earning the No. 1hospital ranking in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area andremains a top hospital in Florida.

Asa Registered Nurse (RN) in Weston Hospital's Emergency Department,you will be responsible for providing direct nursing care,implementing and monitoring patient care plans, administeringmedication and treatments, assessing and coordinating patients'discharge plans and monitoring, recording and communicatingpatients' condition.

The idealfuture caregiver is someone who:

• Excels in afast-paced work environment.

• Provides care withcompassion and empathy.

• Demonstrates a strongwork ethic.

• Thrives in a team environment.

Cleveland Clinic values andsupports our nurses by offering student loan repayment and tuitionreimbursement to eligible full- and part-timeRNs.

At Cleveland Clinic, weknow what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as ifthey are our own family, and we are always creating ways to bethere for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learnand grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensivebenefits that invest in your health, your physical and mentalwell-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'llbe part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united inshared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the bestplace to receive care and the best place to work inhealthcare.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patientcare based upon nursing assessment to patients who have a varietyof medical and/or surgical conditions, following establishedstandards, department guidelines and hospital policies andprocedures.
• Involves patient/family in thedevelopment of care plan. Updates care plandaily.
• Collaborates with members ofmultidisciplinary team regarding each patient'scare.
• Prioritizes and performs direct care topatients according to policy.
• Explains anddocuments procedures andinterventions.
• Identifies and performsappropriately in emergent situations.
• Assistsmultidisciplinary team with all processes related to patientcare.
• Delegates responsibilities to staff basedon patient needs and staffcompetencies.
• Utilizes and documents patientsafety restraints per hospitalpolicy.
• Demonstrates the ability to insert andmanage the care for all IV's, both peripheral and central access,per hospital policy.
• Documents medications onmedication administration record(MAR).
• Monitors patient's response tomedications; documents and reportsappropriately.
• Reports medication errors andadverse reactions per hospitalpolicy.
• Demonstrates knowledge concerningmedications, including side effects; educates patients on theirmedications and their side effects.
• Safelyadministers blood and blood products per hospitalpolicy.
• Verifies patient ID per hospitalpolicy.
• Performs all pyxis monitoring andcounts per hospital policy.
• Ensures medicationsare wasted and documented asappropriate.
• Assesses patient/familyeducational readiness and barriers. Develops plan based oneducational assessment.
• Documents educationalassessment, plan, intervention andoutcome.
• Utilizes critical thinking based ondata; rounds on patients with physician and other members of thehealthcare team as appropriate when makingdecision.
• Collaborates in the assignment ofpatients to staff based on acuity and competency ofstaff.
• Functions as charge nurse onunit.
• Participates in coordination/delivery ofapproved Facility events.
• Collaborates withothers to seek solutions to complex issues; is sensitive to theoperations and feelings of others.
• Focuses onthe potential positive outcomes when exploring the issues. Remainsobjective to the view and conflicts ofothers.
• Focuses on the issues/concerns and notthe person.
• Builds common ground for points ofagreement/disagreement.
• Engages in mutualproblem solving by brainstorming alternative positions, solutionsand approaches.
• Utilizes integrity andhonesty.
• Keeps commitments and isconsistent.
• Discloses own position and thoughtsand rationales in order to achieveunderstanding.
• Remains open to ideas andlistens to others and objectively considers other's ideas andopinions.
• Support others; treats people withdignity, respect and fairness; displays sensitivity to patients andtheir need for privacy.
• Developsdirection.
• Ensures that the purpose andimportance of the team are clarified; clarifies roles andresponsibilities.
• Facilitates goalaccomplishment; makes procedural or process suggestions; providesnecessary resources and removes obstacles.
• Setsperformance goals; collaboratively works with direct reports to setmeaningful objectives; implements system to track performanceagainst goals; holds regular formal discussions to discuss progresstoward goals and review performance.
• Clarifiescurrent situation; carries expected behaviors and level ofproficiency; provides feedback and reinforcement; gives timely,appropriate feedback on performance; reinforces efforts andprogress.
• Explains and models: providesinstruction, positive models and opportunities to develop skillsand understanding.
• Assists in collection ofmeaningful data to capture theprocesses.
• Analyzes data for root causeanalysis utilizing standard PI tools.
• Assistswith the implementation of new performanceplans.
• Collects and reviews data to determineprogress. Complies with safety standards and reports safety issuesas appropriate.
• Completes Annual SpecificSpecialty Competencies. Adheres to all Customer Service Standardsof Excellence as identified in thestatement.
• Plans and implements service levelinitiatives specific to PSMS scores.
• Utilizesthe nursing process: patient advocacy, maintenance of aseptictechnique, medication administration, documentation of treatmentsand care, management of equipment, patient safety and monitoring ofvitalsigns.

Education:

• Graduateof an accredited school ofnursing.

Certifications:

• Current state licensure asRegistered Nurse (RN).
• Proof of Basic LifeSupport (BLS) certification must be presented uponhire.
• If in a Critical Care area an AdvancedCardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification must be presented uponhire or within first year of employment.
• Withinone year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and Children's Hospitalfor Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain Pediatric AdvancedLife Support (PALS) with the exception of the Neonatal IntensiveCare Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal ResuscitationProgram (NRP) provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit,who must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support(ACLS).
• (ONS) Chemo/Bio course complete within2 years of employment if employed on units inpatient and/oroutpatient where chemo is administered.
• If inan Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year ofbeginning work in the Emergency Department.
• Ifin a Pediatric ED, PALS upon hire or within one year of beginningwork in the Emergency Department.
• In DedicatedTrauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) orEmergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire orwithin 24 months of beginning work in the EmergencyDepartment.
• Vascular Access Registered Nurse(VARN) program attendance required and obtains either a CertifiedRegistered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified(VA-BC) certification upon hire or within a year of hire inPeripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)areas.

Complexityof Work:

• All employees areexpected to meet the standards of performance outlined in theOrganizational-Wide Competencies listed below as applied to theposition:
• Age Specific: is cognizant anddemonstrates ability to alter communication patterns related topatient's age and developmental level.
• WorldClass Service Orientation: Demonstrates courteous, polite, friendlyand cooperative behaviors towardothers.
• Supports and participates in activitiesthat promote customer satisfaction.
• Utilizesapproved hospital scripts.
• Courteously answersthe telephone utilizing approved script (department, name and "Howcan I help you").
• Assists in answering calllights when on the nursing units (includes ancillary andnon-patient care personnel).
• Answers calllights within 4 rings.
• Acknowledgespatients/guests/others immediately upon entering thedepartment/work area.
• Communicates and followsthe organizational chain of command for notification of patientcare/service issues, when appropriate. (Calls are answered within 4rings.)
• Attitude: Chooses to have a positiveattitude every day.
• Customer waiting: Updateswaiting patient/family per protocol. (Scheduled visit every 10minutes, unscheduled every 30minutes.
• Adaptability: Exhibits goodcommunication and listening skills. Speaks clearly, activelylistens.
• Able to work with diverse populations(patient, staff, physicians) under difficult and stressfulsituations.
• Supports the teamapproach.
• Committed to Customer Servicestandards. Encourages patients and family members to askquestions.
• Avoidsjargon.
• Teamwork: Understands and supports theneeds of individuals in other departments, works as a team toachieve mutual goals.
• Offers assistance andpromptly responds to requests (patient, physician, manager andothers).
• Performs any other duties orresponsibilities that may be assigned.
• CarriesSpectralink phone at all times.
• Updates patientboards with numbers. (Appropriate personnel) Attends 90% of allstaff meetings.
• Participates incoordination/delivery of approved Facilityevents.
• Efficiency and Effectiveness: Offerssuggestions for departmental and/or hospital-wideperformance/process improvement.
• Intervenes tocorrect problems (patient and system) as theyoccur.
• Notifies manager/director of actions andoutcome. Participates in the performance/process improvementprocess.
• Completes required logs and qualitycontrols as per hospital/department requirements (crash cart, 24hour chart check, narcotic count, point of care testing,etc.).
• Work Habits: Readily accepts workassignments in a positive manner.
• Performs workthat is accurate, neat andconsistent.
• Documentation islegible.
• Safety: Keeps work area neat andmaintains equipment in accordance with health and safetycodes.
• Uses Standard precautions in all patientcontacts.
• Provides a safe environment forpatients/family and visitors, and reports safety issues andequipment failuresappropriately.
• Confidentiality: Sensitiveinformation including, but not limited to, patient records, charts,hospital documents and employee information is kept confidentialwithout exception, according to HIPAAguidelines.
• Ensures that the rights of allpatients are respected and maintained by allowing for privacy,cultural diversity and dignity in the provision ofcare.
• Demonstrates organizational skills in theform of prioritization and timemanagement.
• Essential Job Requirements:Policies/Procedures: Is aware of and follows all hospital,corporate, regional, and departmental policies andprocedures.
• Appearance: Projects a professionalimage, follows the hospital dress code policy and/or departmentrequirements.
• Wears hospital ID badge at alltimes on duty.
• Attendance: Employee reports towork each regularly scheduled work day.
• Doesnot take advantage of sick time. (To score a 3, employee must haveno absences for the year).
• Punctuality: Clocksin by the scheduled start time of the shift and is ready forwork.
• Continues working until scheduleddeparture time.
• Leaves as scheduled unlessovertime is approved by supervisor.
• ManagerialResponsibilities: Makes suggestions to reducewaste.
• Ensures that personnel and supplies ofthe organization are used in a cost effectivemanner.
• Identifies cost saving strategies fordepartment/hospital.
• Submits accurate andtimely hospital charges fordepartment/hospital.
• Offers opinions andinformation that reflect positively on Cleveland ClinicHospital.
• Will take the time to speak with anemployee (privately) if they observe or overhear that an employeeis not being an ambassador of thehospital.
• Understands how individual jobperformance affects department and hospitalgrowth.
• Identifies and communicatesopportunities to improve service orcare.
• Participates in hospital/departmentalcommittees to improve service and streamline organizationalprocesses.
• Note: The above stated duties areintended to outline those functions typically performed byindividuals assigned to thisclassification.
• This description of duties isnot intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionaryauthority of supervisors to assign other tasks of similar nature orlevel ofresponsibility.

WorkExperience:

• Minimum oneyear current acute care RN experience in a hospital settingrequired for acute care settings.
• Minimum oneyear current acute care RN experience and/or skilled nursingfacility (SNF) experience required for SNF caresettings.
• Minimum one year current acute careRN experience and/or rehab experience required for rehab caresettings.
• Minimum one year current acute careRN experience and/or Emergency Department (ED) experience requiredfor EDsettings.

PhysicalRequirements:

• Requiresfrequent walking from department to department; requires sitting ata workstation or desk; requires standing; work may includeoccasional pushing and/or pulling, lifting, and carrying objectsweighing up to 50 lbs., such as files, documents and computerprintouts.
• Work requires finger dexterity andeye/hand coordination to operate a computer keyboard at a moderateskill level.
• Mental Demands: Ability to work ata fast pace and prioritize multiple assignments/projects andrespond to numerous requests; ability to resolve conflicts amongstaff and to work collaboratively with department directors,physicians and other members of the healthcare team; ability toensure operational efficiency; ability to problem-solve and makedecisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stresswhen dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands frommultiplecustomers.

Personalprotective equipment:

• Follows StandardPrecautions using personal protective equipment as required forprocedures.

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