RN – Med/Surg Float, Mon – Fri, 0.9 FTE, 7p–7a

Cleveland Clinic•Akron, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. In the Med/Surg Float Pool, you will work with diverse populations of patients, who have a variety of medical issues or are preparing for/recovering from surgery, in numerous units, departments and/or locations. Med/surg caregivers care for a broad spectrum of patients, giving you a vast and broad clinical skillset and the opportunity to work with and learn from many of our best caregivers. A caregiver in this position works nights Monday – Friday 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. including some holiday requirements.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross must be presented upon hire or within first year of hire

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)

Responsibilities

Deliver cost effective, quality patient care utilizing case management principles, the nursing process, and knowledge from various health care disciplines.
Provide nursing care to adult, geriatric and sometimes adolescent patients based on established standards of nursing care by managing assigned personnel and collaborating with members of other health care disciplines.
Complete med-surg competency and primarily be assigned on those units.
Cover non medical-surgical units as needed.
Promote and demonstrate nursing caring standards and guest relations standards.
Assessments: complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
Planning: develop and update goals, involve patients and families in developing plans of care, coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care and serve as a patient advocate.
Implementation: provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.
Evaluation: participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process.
Leadership/professional development: delegate tasks/assignments, serve as a resource person/role model/mentor and pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications.
Complete mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department-specific competencies, requirements, certifications and/or licensure.