RN - Orthopedic & Rheumatic Disease - Cleveland, United States - Cleveland Clinic

Description

Join our team at ClevelandClinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. ClevelandClinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in thecountry.

At Cleveland Clinic, you will be part ofa talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers. You willwork with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patientcare. At Cleveland Clinic you will build a rewarding career withone of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Registered Nurseat Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, you will work on the OrthopaedicMedical-Surgical unit that has the capability for telemetry. Aspart of Cleveland Clinic's nationally ranked Orthopaedic &Rheumatologic Institute, this unit is dedicated to the care ofpost-operative orthopaedics patients, as well as overflow patientsfrom the Neurological Institute and Department of GeneralSurgery.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct nursingcare in accordance with established policies, procedures andprotocols of the healthcareorganization.
• Implements and monitors patientcare plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition asappropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator ofall disciplines for well-coordinated patientcare.
• Notes and carries out physician andnursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinatespatient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcareteam.
• 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) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must bepresented upon 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).
• (ONS)Chemo/Bio course complete within 2 years of employment if employedon units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo isadministered.
• If in an Adult/Combined EDs,Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American HeartAssociation (AHA). upon hire or within one year of beginning workin the Emergency Department.
• If in anED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American HeartAssociation (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work inthe Emergency Department.
• InDedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult)or Emergency 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:

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

WorkExperience:

• Externalapplicants must have two years recent related nursingexperience.
• Internal applicants with less thantwo years' experience but post orientation /90 day probationaryperiod could be considered with Chief Nursing Officer level reviewand approval.
• Successfully pass all prescreencompetency assessmentsrequired.
• 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.