Registered Nurse RN - Overflow Medical Telemetry (Mixed Acuity) - Nights - Med Surg / Telemetry
Company: Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
Location: Vero Beach
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Registered Nurse RN - Overflow Medical Telemetry (Mixed Acuity)
- NightsCCIR CBA Bidding Date 2/17/2023- 2/24/2023
Join 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 located 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.
Overflow is an extension of ICC/PCU. It is a unit that takes
overflow telemetry patient and medical patients. Ratios are the
same as ICC/PCU 5:1 but it is more mixed acuity because they take
medical patients as well. We still accept cardiac drips, BiPAP,
stroke, CIWA, tracheostomies, etc. on this unit.
As a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Admit Unit, you will:
* Provide direct nursing care.
* Monitor and document patient's condition effectively.
* Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
* Assess and coordinate patient's discharge plans.
* Maintain professional growth and development.
The ideal candidate is someone who:
* Works well in a supportive, collaborative, and fast-paced
environment.
* Is compassionate, adaptable, and works well in a close-knit
team.
* Is motivated to learn, has critical thinking skills, and has
decisive judgement.
This is an excellent opportunity for those who are flexible and
would like to advance their career growth opportunities within
Cleveland Clinic.
If career growth, providing world-class care to our patients,
continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an
organization that offers many long-term career paths are what
matter most to you, then we encourage you to consider Cleveland
Clinic. Join us, and you'll experience the difference of a culture
where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go
hand-in-hand.
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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