Registered Nurse - Cardiac Step Down - Nights

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Vero Beach
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

CCIR CBA Bidding Date 12/2/2022- 12/9/2022Join Cleveland Clinic's Cardiac Step-Down Unit at Indian River and be part of stellar patient care at its finest. We are dedicated to prioritizing and reaching the standard of the step-down needs of our medical cardiac patients. Here in our Cardiac Step-Down Unit, we provide daily world-class care to those patients with angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure patients, arrhythmia patients, and much more When working as a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Cardiac Step-Down Unit, you will be providing direct nursing care alongside a coach following policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization. Your primary duties will include: - Responding to data indicating risk to individual's health and initiating actions to correct, reduce or prevent the likelihood of risk. - Communicating strategies to achieve the desired outcomes. - Maintaining interventions to assure the safety and effective care of patients. - Perusing supervision, consultation, and or aid when unable to execute tasks safely and independently. - Documenting patient's medical record according to guidelines. The Ideal Candidate is someone who: - Has a current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). - Has a Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA). - Can work in a stressful environment and be able to work individually or with their team when proper action is needed. - Demonstrates critical thinking skills. - Has empathy and compassion for patients daily. Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand in hand. CCIR CBA Bidding Date 12/17/2021 - 12/24/2021Position Manager Job Requisition# 11542 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.
• Monitors and documents patient's condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and/or interventions.
• Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocol.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Assesses educational needs of the patient and significant others considering cultural issues and other special concerns.
• Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate.
• Validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching.
• 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.
    • ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 1 year of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered.
    • If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS 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:
        • Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting required for acute care settings.
        • Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience required for SNF care settings.
        • Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab experience required for rehab care settings.
        • Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or Emergency Department (ED) experience required for ED settings.
        • 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.

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