RN - Dialysis
Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
Join Cleveland Clinic's Fairview Hospital where research and
surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is
world-class, and caregivers are family. Fairview Hospital has been
recognized as one of the top hospitals in Cleveland and Ohio. Here,
you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers,
receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding
career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in
the world. -Fairview Hospital's Dialysis Unit is an advanced
dialysis unit that offers a range of dialysis services, including
inpatient hemodialysis, inpatient peritoneal dialysis, and
care-based dialysis. Caregivers on this unit use state-of-the-art
dialysis technology and follow our 'patient-first' methodology to
deliver exceptional care to renal patients. As a PRN Registered
Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for providing direct nursing
care, implementing and monitoring patient care plans, administering
medication and treatments, assessing and coordinating patients'
discharge plans and monitoring, recording and communicating
patients' condition. - -The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
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- Has dialysis experience. - -
- Thrives in a team environment. - - -
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic. - - -
- Provides care with compassion and empathy. - -
- Can critically think and problem solve for patients' best
interests. -By taking this opportunity, you will join a small,
positive team that is ready to help you learn about this
specialized field. - - -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.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for
well-coordinated patient care.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs
with members of the healthcare team.
- 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 2 years of employment if
employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is
administered.
- If in an Adult/Combined EDs, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA). 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.
- 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:
- External applicants must have two years recent related nursing
experience.
- Internal applicants with less than two years' experience but
post orientation /90 day probationary period could be considered
with Chief Nursing Officer level review and approval.
- Successfully pass all prescreen competency assessments
required.
- 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.Salaries [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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