Provide direct nursing care to high-acuity cardiovascular patients in the Short Stay and PACU/CARU units. Responsibilities include implementing care plans, administering medications, and coordinating patient discharge and education.
Requirements summary
Requires a nursing degree (Diploma, ADN, or BSN), current RN licensure, and BLS certification. Candidates must have at least one year of acute care RN experience or licensed military RN experience.
associate degreebachelor degreeprofessional certificateMedication AdministrationPatient AssessmentPatient EducationAcute Care
Job description
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Job Title RN - Cardiac Short Stay/PACU/CARU Location Cleveland Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Department J3-3 Cardiac Short Stay Unit-Main Campus Hospital Job Code F00165 Shift Day/Night Rotation Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am Job Summary Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family.
Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
J33 is a fast-paced, 28-bed cardiovascular recovery unit consisting of the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit.
The unit’s high patient turnover provides nurses with broad experience caring for diverse and higher-acuity patient populations, including ICU-level patients.
In the Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit, patients recover from conscious sedation procedures such as cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology interventions, typically requiring less than a 23-hour stay with telemetry monitoring as needed.
The unit also prepares patients for kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplants.
In the Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Cardiac Accelerated Recovery Unit, patients recover from general anesthesia following cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and electrophysiology procedures.
How You’ll Benefit Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career.
And if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.
This role includes rotating 12-hour day/night shifts (7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.) every four weeks, with Saturday rotation approximately every eight weeks.
A caregiver who excels in this role will: Provide direct nursing care.
Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans.
Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
Educate patients and their families.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program) Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross *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 hire One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) 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.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment.
All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program.
You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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