New Grad RN - Cleveland, United States - Cleveland Clinic

Description

Join our team at ClevelandClinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. ClevelandClinic is named the No. 4 hospital in the United States accordingto the U.S. and World News Report. At Cleveland Clinic, you will bepart of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers.You will work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellarpatient care. At Cleveland Clinic you will build a rewarding careerwith one of the most respected healthcare organizations in theworld.

As aRegistered Nurse at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, you will work onthe Orthopaedic Medical-Surgical unit that has the capability fortelemetry. As part of Cleveland Clinic's nationally rankedOrthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute, this unit is dedicatedto the care of post-operative orthopaedics patients, as well asoverflow patients from the Neurological Institute and Department ofGeneral Surgery.

The idealcandidate is someone who:

-Works well in asupportive, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.

-Is compassionate, adaptable, andworks well in a close-knit team environment. -Is motivated tolearn, has critical thinking skills, and has decisive judgement.

This is an excellent opportunity fornurses who are flexible and would like to advance their careergrowth opportunities within this teaching unit.

If career growth,providing world-class care to our patients, continuous learning,exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offersmany long-term career paths are what matter most to you, then weencourage you to consider Cleveland Clinic. Join us, and you'llexperience the difference of a culture where opportunities toadvance and the support to get there gohand-in-hand.

TheH70 unit on Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus is a 34-bed surgicalorthopaedic unit with telemetry monitoring. As part of ClevelandClinic's nationally ranked Orthopaedic & RheumatologicInstitute, H70 is dedicated to the care of post-operativeorthopaedic patients, as well as overflow patients from theNeurological Institute and Department of General Surgery. Commonsurgeries performed on our patients, include: total hip, knee andshoulder arthroplasty; revisions of hips, knees and shoulders forinfection or mechanical issues; complex fracture repairs,foot/ankle surgeries and sarcoma resections for bone and softtissue cancers. Osteoarthritis is the primary underlying diseasefor the majority of our patient population, along with jointinfections, osteomyelitis, fractures, sarcomas, and avascularnecrosis. Our multidisciplinary care team includes staff surgeons,resident physicians, physician assistants, social workers, caremanagers, nutritional, respiratory and physical/occupationaltherapists, patient transportation, environmental services,pharmacy and lab services, blood bank, healing services, foodservices, and pastoral care. The majority of our nursing care isfocused on pain control, mobility, DVT prevention and patientsafety.

Thisposition is eligible for the Student Loan RepaymentProgram

ClevelandClinic is always creating new ways to support our caregivers,because we believe in caring for you both personally andprofessionally. We are proud to invite our registered nurses toparticipate inour newstudent loan repayment program. This program is available forselect RN jobs at all U.S. Cleveland Cliniclocations.TheRN selected for this position will be eligible for tuitionreimbursement, relocation assistance, and student loan repayment asa part of our many offerings to invest in your health, well-beingandfuture. Applytoday and be comforted in knowing you have the stability andsecurity you need to practice amazing medicine while moving forwardin yourcareer.ProgramOfferingOverview

• Forfull-time nurses: upto $437.50 permonth/lifetime maximum program benefitof $15,750
• Forpart-time nurses: upto $218.75 permonth/lifetime maximum program benefitof $7,500

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct nursingcare in accordance with established policies, procedures andprotocols of the healthcare organization. Implements and monitorspatient care plans.
• Monitors, records andcommunicates patient condition asappropriate.
• Monitors and documents patient'scondition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and/orinterventions.
• Evaluates, updates and revisesplan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expectedoutcomes.
• Serves as a primary coordinator ofall disciplines for well-coordinated patientcare.
• Administers prescribed medications andtreatments in accordance with approved nursingprotocol.
• Notes and carries out physician andnursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinatespatient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcareteam.
• Assesses educational needs of the patientand significant others considering cultural issues and otherspecial concerns.
• Provides teaching andeducational material as appropriate.
• Validatesand documents patient and family understanding ofteaching.
• Maintains professional growth anddevelopment through ongoing formal and informal education andclinical nursing study.
• Other duties asassigned.

Education:

• Graduate from an accreditedschool of professional nursing. BSNpreferred.

Certifications:

• Currentstate licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
• Proofof Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association(AHA) must be presented upon hire.
• If in aCritical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) throughAmerican Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presentedupon hire or within first year ofemployment.
• Within one year of hire RNs inChildren's Hospital and Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation willachieve and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) throughAmerican Heart Association (AHA) with the exception of the NeonatalIntensive Care Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain NeonatalResuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association(AHA) provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, whomust achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)through American Heart Association (AHA).
• ONSChemo/Bio course complete within 1 year of employment if employedon units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo isadministered.
• If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLSupon hire or within one year of beginning work in the EmergencyDepartment.
• If in an ED, Pediatric AdvancedLife Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) uponhire or within one year of beginning work in the EmergencyDepartment.
• In Dedicated Trauma Centers, TraumaNursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse PediatricCourse (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months ofbeginning 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.
• Any registered nurse or advancedpractice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification ordemonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe ofthe facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in medicaloncology, radiation oncology, cancer center or cancer clinicand/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited ClevelandClinicfacility.

Complexityof Work:

• Requires criticalthinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work withminimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in astressful environment and take appropriateaction.

WorkExperience:

• Minimum one yearcurrent acute care RN experience in a hospital setting required foracute care settings.
• Minimum one year currentacute care RN experience and/or skilled nursing facility (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 ED settings.
• Will considerlicensed military RNexperience.

PhysicalRequirements:

• Requires fullrange of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manualand finger dexterity, and eye-handcoordination.
• Requires standing and walking forextended periods of time.
• Requires correctedvision and hearing to normal range.
• Requiresworking under stressful conditions and irregularhours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/orbody fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of forcefrequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of forceconstantly to move objects.
• Physical Demandrequirements are in excess of those for LightWork.

PersonalProtective Equipment:

• Follows standardprecautions using personal protective equipment asrequired.

Salaries [which may be]shown on independent job search websites reflect various marketaverages and do not represent information obtained directly fromThe Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate,we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourlyspecifics during the application and hiringprocess.