Posted:
11/19/2024, 4:40:25 AM
Location(s):
Ohio, United States ⋅ Akron, Ohio, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Bidding Period 11.13.2024- 11.18.2024
Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR)
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
Akron General, a Level 1 Trauma Center, offers a wide range of surgical services with 19 operating rooms. Whether patients require a minimally invasive procedure or a major surgery, our surgical teams provide patients with excellent care. RNs scrub and circulate through each service line during a 6-month orientation period and can complete extra rotations on specialty call teams to gain proficiency and join the team.
A caregiver in this position works 7:00pm – 7:30am with on-call requirements.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Provide direct nursing care.
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for a given patient population.
Assessments: complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
Planning: develop and update goals, involve patients and families in developing plans of care, coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care and serve as a patient advocate.
Implementation: provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.
Evaluation: participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process.
Leadership/professional development: delegate tasks/assignments, serve as a resource person/role model/mentor, pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications, maintain applicable certification/licensure and obtain any required certifications specific to the unit.
Department specific duties: plan for patient care utilizing both patient specific information and preference sheets, assist in collecting and preparing equipment, instruments, sutures and implants, anticipate the needs of the surgical team, act as a patient advocate, identify patients and confirm that surgical site identification has been performed without discrepancy, timely respond to on-call pages, maintain the room schedule, and ensure surgical specimens are handled correctly by accurate identification.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Successfully complete mandatory clinical competencies annually.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/
Physical Requirements:
Personal Protective Equipment:
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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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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Website: https://clevelandclinic.org/
Headquarter Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1921
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Health Care ⋅ Hospital ⋅ Medical ⋅ Non Profit