RN - Progressive Care Unit - Req #: 36109 - location: Mayfield Hts, OH - facility: Hillcrest Hospital - professional area: Nursing - Experienced - department: 4 Seidman - jobcode: F00165 - schedule: Full time - shift: 7:00pm-7:30am - Job Details Job Summary: ** This position is for nurses with one year of acute care experience. If you are a new graduate or work in a non acute care setting please apply by copying and pasting the link below into your browser. The position is 12 hour shifts-days or nights. https://ccf.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/ClevelandClinicCareers/job/Hillcrest-Hospital/RN-New-Grad_2 Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. The Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is one of four specialized adult units at Hillcrest. We see patients from young adult to geriatric and who are of a variety of ethnic populations. Our patients come to us from Hillcrests critical care units, nursing floors, emergency department and cardiac catheterization lab, as well as from other hospitals. Our PCU has been and continues to be a leader in initiation of innovative therapies and pilot studies. We have been nominated as one of the hospitals best nursing units for several years and we continue to provide excellence in care. Additionally, our unit has achieved some of the highest patient satisfaction and employee engagement scores. We are committed to quality and teamwork and promote advanced education and specialty certifications. 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. - If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment. - Within one year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA). - ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 2 years 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 a Pediatric ED, PALS 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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