RN Ambulatory Head & Neck

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Lorain
Posted on: November 17, 2021

Job Description:

Provides professional nursing care to a specified group of patients in a variety of ambulatory care settings.Job Responsibilities:

• Assess health status by completing a nursing assessment.-
• Performs telephone triage.-
• Notifies physician/LIP of abnormal findings.-
• Establishes a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Collaborates with care coordinators to ensure smooth and effective transitions of care.
• Assists with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.-
• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical department and medical specialty assigned.-
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by physician/LIP and monitors patients for response.-
• Initiates CPR and other emergency measures. Covers other nursing roles within the department
• Provides health education to patients and families.- Develops, evaluates, adapts, and documents education to learning needs.- Assists in preparation of the department specific education for patients and colleagues.-
• Facilitates smooth operation of the ambulatory areas.
• Participates in quality initiatives, process improvements, and research activities to improve patient outcomes, patient experience, and patient safety.-
• Maintains professional growth and development in the nursing field and identified annual core competencies.
• Some RN Ambulatory work may require travel within the region to support physician clinics and surgical procedures in various locations.
• Other duties as assigned.Education:
  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing.- BSN preferred.Certifications:
    • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required.
    • In areas performing moderate sedation procedures and/or cardiac stress testing, must have current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification within 6 months of hire.
    • 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.Competencies (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.
      • Professional behavior/appearance required, ability to focus on patient safety, teamwork, patient outcomes, patient experience and quality improvement.
      • The ability to travel within Cleveland Clinic regional locations.-
      • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.Work Experience:
        • Minimum one year recent experience as a Registered Nurse.
        • If current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting transferring into a RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience (e.g. Dialysis Tech., Ambulatory CT., in lieu of RN experience,- or if current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area as ambulatory area transferring into will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and /or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience(Dialysis Tech. , Ambulatory CT., Inpatient PCNA, inpatient C.T., Inpatient LPN, in lieu of RN experience.-- Current demonstrated clinical competence.Physical Requirements:
          • Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
          • Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
          • May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
          • Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
          • Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.Personal Protective Equipment:
            • Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
              Schedule: Full Time

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