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Job Title

RN Ambulatory Pediatric ENT - Travel

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Head Neck Surgery-Integrated Surgical Institute

                      

Job Code

F24007

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

• Provides professional nursing care to a specified group of non-hospitalized patients in a variety of health care settings.
• Assesses health status by completing a nursing assessment, performs telephone triage and notifies physician of abnormal findings.
• Establishes a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family and health care team. Coordinates ongoing care.
• Provides health education to patients and families and evaluates, adapts and documents education to learning needs and abilities of patients or families.
• Assists with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Assists with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical department and medical specialty assigned.
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by a LIP. Monitors patient response to treatment.
• Assists in the preparation of the department specific education for patients and colleagues. Initiates CPR and other emergency measures.
• Covers other nursing roles in the department as needed.
• Facilitates smooth operation of the outpatient clinic desks.
• Participates in quality initiatives, process improvement 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.
• Supports compliance with all regulatory requirement and standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. 

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.

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.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Work Experience:

• Minimum two years RN clinical experience required.
• 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., Ambulatory PCNA, Ambulatory Patient Care Tech(Weston)) in lieu of RN experience .

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. 

                       

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.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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