PRN RN -Presurg/Endoscopy

Posted:
9/17/2024, 3:47:26 AM

Location(s):
Ohio, United States ⋅ Akron, Ohio, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

                    

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Job Title

PRN RN -Presurg/Endoscopy

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Health and Wellness Bath

                     

Department

ASA-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

AK0637

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details


Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Bath Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility. 
 

The RN Perioperative PACU/Endoscopy is accountable for delivery of cost effective, quality patient care, using the nursing process and body of knowledge from various health care disciplines. The RN is responsible for providing nursing care to patients based on established standards of nursing care, by managing assigned personnel and by collaborating with members of other health care disciplines. 

 

A caregiver in this position works Days, from 8:00am—4:30pm. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Complete preoperative assessment. 

  • Assess, develop, and document plans for appropriate patient/family educational needs. 

  • Provide pre- and post-operative patient/family education. 

  • Develop plans of care and set goals utilizing concepts of managed care as appropriate. 

  • Participate in direct delivery of patient care, maintaining a safe, comfortable environment for patients. 

  • Collaborate with other health care team members to coordinate medical and nursing management of patient care. 

  • Demonstrate satisfactory performance for established and new routines, procedures, and skills as assigned. 

  • Assign/delegate appropriate patient care activities to other nursing staff based on patient needs and skill level/qualifications of staff members. 

  • Participate in unit and center performance improvement activities. 

  • Assist in orientation of registered nurses and other center personnel. 

  • Establish effective interpersonal relationships with patients, families, and other healthcare team members. 

  • Assist in other clinical areas, if necessary, when appropriate. 

  • Develop and document discharge plan with physician, patient, family, and other available resources. 

  • Document nursing intervention and patient response. 

  • Recognize changes in patient's condition; takes appropriate nursing action when changes occur. 

  • Follow department policy for use and maintenance of equipment. 

  • Function efficiently with computerized charting. 

  • Complete mandatory education and training to maintain organization and department specific competencies and requirements. 

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. 

  • Currently licensed in the State of Ohio.  

  • Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS). 

  • Two years prior nursing experience. 


Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • BSN. 

  • Perioperative PACU or Endoscopy nursing experience. 

 

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Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
  • Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
  • Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily 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

                       

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