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Job Title
RN Ambulatory - Infusion, PRN
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department
Mult Sclerosis/Mellen-Main Campus Hospital
Job Code
F24007
Shift
Days
Schedule
7:00am-5:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As an RN Ambulatory Infusion caregiver, a caregiver in this role will provide infusion therapy and headache treatments in an ambulatory setting. Responsibilities include assisting with IV placement, administering medications and continuously monitoring patients throughout infusions to ensure safety and effectiveness. The caregiver will assess and document potential side effects, promptly escalate concerns and collaborate with nurses and other clinical staff to provide high-quality patient care. The caregiver will maintain ACLS certification and apply appropriate interventions as needed. This role may also float to other rooms within Mellon and Main Campus to support clinical operations and requires teamwork and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work varying hours on a 6 week/48hr schedule. No weekends or holidays required.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Assist with IV placement and Ketamine infusion therapy.
- Provide continuous monitoring of patients during infusion to ensure safety and effectiveness.
- Monitor for and document potential side effects, escalating concerns promptly.
- Collaborate closely with nurses and other clinical staff to deliver high-quality patient care.
- Maintain ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) training and apply it as needed.
- Potential to float to other rooms within Mellon and Main Campus to support clinical operations.
- Demonstrate teamwork and adaptability in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
- Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.
- Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage and establish care plans.
- Administer medications and treatments.
- Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.
- Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings.
- Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and specialized patient care equipment.
- Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.
- Cover other nursing roles within the department.
- Travel within the region to support physician clinics and surgical procedures, as needed.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Graduate from an accredited school of 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 American Red Cross
- One year of recent experience as an RN
- Will consider LPN, Medical Assistant and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience in substitution of RN experience if applicant is a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting OR a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area transferring into an ambulatory area
- Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility
- Current demonstrated clinical competence
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)
- Prior IV experience and IV placement knowledge
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
- Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
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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