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Job Title

• RN Home Health
• East Cuyahoga PRN

Location

Independence

Facility

Business Operations Center:

Department

HC Nursing Team East-Center for Connected Care:

Job Code

F2408H

Shift

Variable

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. The caregiver in this role will serve patients in the Eastern Cuyahoga and Lake County area (including but not limited to Ashtabula, Beachwood, Cleveland, Euclid, Willoughby and Mentor).

As a PRN Homecare RN, you will be responsible for providing high quality nursing care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. As an RN in this role, you will provide assessments, complex nursing treatments, and education to help avoid readmissions to the acute care setting. Familiarity with complex medical treatments from experience working in home care, med/surg, ICU, or the emergency department is helpful. However, Cleveland Clinic Home Care provides a generous in-depth orientation that is tailored to each individual and their experience level.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 8:00am – 5:00pm. This is a PRN position that requires you to work at least 48 hours every six weeks (including one weekend shift, if needed). You must also complete eight weeks of full-time orientation Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 5:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established healthcare organization policies, procedures, and protocols.

• Implement and monitor patient care plans.

• Provide supervision to LPNs, home care aides and families/caregivers involved in the care of the patient.

• Perform accurate and complete admission assessments and reassessments within a specified time frame.

• Assess patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.

• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

• Assess and document patients' pain using appropriate pain scale and manage patients' pain then.

• Prioritize and document patient problems based on assessed needs and problems in collaboration with patients, family and healthcare team.

• Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.

• Escalate change in patient condition to patient’s physician as appropriate.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).

• One year of clinical experience as an RN in an acute medical/surgical or homecare setting.

• Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).

• Infusion therapy experience.

• Homecare experience

Why You'll Love Working with Us:

• Competitive Pay and Mileage Reimbursement
• Excellent Benefits - 401k, health and dental insurance
• Flexible Scheduling
• Supportive Leadership That Has Your Back
• Opportunities for Advancement and Professional Growth
• Work-Life Balance You Can Count On
• Autonomy and Independence — nurse manage their own patient assignment and make critical decisions in the field.
• Meaningful 1-on-1 Relationships — nurses treat patients in the context of their home environment, allowing for truly personalized care.
• Broad Clinical Experience — receive exposure to a wide range of patient conditions, great for developing clinical skills and confidence.
• Technology-Driven and Innovation-Friendly — use mobile documentation and a wide range of technologies to deliver efficient, high-quality care in the home setting.

Physical Requirements:

• Heavy Work
• Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium 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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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.