RN High Risk Respiratory Med Surg

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Lorain
Posted on: November 23, 2021

Job Description:

Unit Details:6 North/6 SouthCleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital's 2 South /6 North /6 South Medical-Surgical/Telemetry nursing units provide comprehensive care and caring services for adults, 18 years of age and older, who have medical and surgical diagnoses. Our 2 South unit features 13 patient beds, 6 North features 15 and 6 South, 9, for a total of 37 beds - all are private rooms - offering our patients a warm, comforting healing environment. With a collaborative approach to care, our multi-disciplinary team is comprised of physicians; registered nurses; advanced nurse practitioners; care coordinators; wound and ostomy care specialists; respiratory, physical, occupational and speech/hearing therapists; cardiac and oncology rehabilitation teams; dieticians; case management; and pastoral care.Our dedicated, highly trained nursing professionals are continually focused on delivering high quality, patient-centered, relationship-based care to our patients. We are an engaged group of individuals who continuously work together to achieve the best in quality and safety. We are very active in our communities to make sure that the patients we serve always feel our compassionate presence. Participates in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs. Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Transitions to RN Resident II upon successful completion of the core curriculum.Fairview:Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is now ranked as the No. 4 hospital among Cleveland-area hospitals and the No. 5 hospital in Ohio, according to U.S. News & World Report's -2020-21 Best Hospitals.- Excellence in Healthcare That You Have Come to Expect.--Fairview Hospital is a 488-bed hospital located at the western edge of Cleveland, overlooking the Cleveland Metroparks.-We are a fully accredited hospital by The Joint Commission, with a certified Level II Trauma Center.-Fairview Hospital's strong clinical Centers of Excellence include: Birthing Services, Cancer Center, Emergency and Level II Trauma, Heart Center, Surgery.-We are proud to be a Magnet- Hospital, Awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; this designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.-RN New Grads Participate in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs. Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Transitions to RN Resident II upon successful completion of the core curriculum.Responsibilities:

• Participates in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs.
• Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Establishes and/or revises priorities for patient care activities based on the following: acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability.
• Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care for patients.
• Responds to data indicating risk to individual's health and initiates action to correct, reduce, or prevent the risk.
• Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
• Complies with established hospital/department personnel policies.
• Uses communication strategies in order to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Documents in patient's medical record according to established guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.Education:
  • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
  • BSN preferredCertifications:
    • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
    • 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.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:
        • New grad or less than one year RN work experience or if experience RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one year current acute direct patient care 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 for procedures.#LI-EW1
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              Schedule: Full Time

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