Registered Nurse - Outpatient Wound Healing Center - Wound Care
Company: Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
Location: Vero Beach
Posted on: May 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Registered Nurse - Outpatient Wound Healing CenterJoin our team
at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience
world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River
has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South
Florida by U.S. News and World Report. Indian River Hospital is in
sunny Florida's Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing
optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River
Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and
innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art
technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most
respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you'll quickly enhance your skillset
caring for a variety of patients' needs through monitoring
patients' health, assessing patients' pain levels, administering
medication and treatments and maintaining up-to-date patient
records. On this nursing team, you will feel supported and
appreciated for the knowledge you have to share and have access to
our advanced technology and research to ensure all patients receive
world-class care.
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
* Has experience in wound care (preferred) or inpatient
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.
Cleveland Clinic values and supports our nurses by offering student
loan repayment and tuition reimbursement to eligible full- and
part-time RNs.
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.
* 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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