RN - Cardiology and Heart Failure
Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: October 23, 2024
Job Description:
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 one
of the top hospitals in the country for Cardiac care.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.The RN
selected for this position will be eligible for tuition
reimbursement, relocation assistance, and student loan repayment as
a part of our many offerings to invest in your health, well-being
and future. Apply today and be comforted in knowing you have the
stability and security you need.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.
-Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Monitors and documents patient's condition and effectiveness
and timeliness of care and/or interventions.
- Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate
achievement of planned and expected outcomes.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for
well-coordinated patient care.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance
with approved nursing protocol.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs
with members of the healthcare team.
- Assesses educational needs of the patient and significant
others considering cultural issues and other special concerns.
- Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate.
- Validates and documents patient and family understanding of
teaching.
- 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:
- Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
- Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart
Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire.
- If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must
be presented upon hire or within first year of employment.
- Within one year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and
Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart
Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation
Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider
status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and
maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American
Heart Association (AHA).
- ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 1 year of employment if
employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is
administered.
- If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year
of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
- If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through
American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of
beginning work in the Emergency Department.
- In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC -
adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon
hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency
Department.
- Vascular Access Registered Nurse (VARN) program attendance
required and obtains either a Certified Registered Nurse Infusion
(CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) certification
upon hire or within a year of hire in Peripherally Inserted Central
Catheter (PICC) areas.
- Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a
cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying
education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation
cycle, if they work in -medical oncology, radiation oncology,
-cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy
within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.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:
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital
setting required for acute care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or
skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience required for SNF care
settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab
experience required for rehab care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or
Emergency Department (ED) experience required for ED settings.
- Will consider licensed military RN 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.KEYWORDS: J71, J73, Cardiac, HVI, HVTI,
-Cardio, Heart, Step-down, Step down, Surgical, Surgery,
-Cardiology, George Rouse, Registered Nurse, RN, Cardiology,
Inpatient, Stepdown, Critical Care, Telemetry, Tele, CHF, post
operative, open heart, PCI#LI-AF1Salaries [which may be] shown on
independent job search websites reflect various market averages and
do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland
Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and
encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during
the application and hiring process.
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