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Job TitlePRN RN – Pre-Surgical Unit

                        

LocationAkron

                    

FacilityAkron General Medical Center

                     

DepartmentPerioperative Services-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job CodeF24015

                     

ShiftDays

                       

Schedule5:00am-6:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

Nurses in the Presurgical Unit (PSU) maintain operational flow in the operating rooms to prevent patient delays, conduct pre-surgical texting and express phone calls, assist anesthesia personnel with blocks and check in patients for surgery. You will have the opportunity to deliver exceptional care and enhance each patient’s experience. 

How You’ll Benefit 

Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources. 

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) variable shifts from 5:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Provide direct nursing care. Implement, monitor, evaluate, update, and revise patient care plans.  Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions.  Administer prescribed medications and treatments. Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.  Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. 

 Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing (ADN or BSN program)   Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)  Basic Life Support (BLS)certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red CrossExternal candidates: two years of recent related nursing experience  Internal candidates with less than two years of experience, but are post-orientation/90-day probationary period, may be considered with CNO level review and approval Licensed military RN experience will be considered  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)

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.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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