RN Home Health Hospice - PRN

Cleveland Clinic; Center (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System in Ohio is hiring an RN for Home Health Hospice (PRN) to join the Center for Connected Care. You will provide skilled nursing care, complex treatments and education to patients in the Cleveland area, with a flexible schedule and a focus on avoiding readmissions.

This PRN role requires 48 hours of work in a 6 week cycle, with weekend coverage every six weeks. A current RN license, BLS and at least one year of home health or acute care experience are required.

Qualifications

• 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 or the American Red Cross.
• Minimum one year current clinical experience as a registered nurse.
• One year of clinical experience as an RN in an acute medical/surgical setting.
• Valid Driver’s License and proof of automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and protocols.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans.
• Supervise LPNs, Home Care Aides and families/caregivers.
• Perform admission assessments and reassessments within defined time frames.
• Assess patient safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Coordinate all disciplines for well‑coordinated patient care.
• Assess and document patients’ pain and manage pain.
• Prioritize and document patient problems with the care team.
• Maintain complete documentation of patient condition and interventions.
• Escalate changes in patient condition to the physician as appropriate.

Skills

RN licensure

BLS Certification

Home health experience

Driver’s License

Education

Graduate from accredited nursing program

Job description

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.

Job Title

RN Home Health Hospice - PRN

Location

Independence

Facility

Business Operations Center

Department

Hc Hospice Field Staff-Center for Connected Care

Job Code

F2408H

Shift

Variable

Schedule

8:00am-8:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Our Home Care Teams proudly provide the best possible care to our patients throughout the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio area. As an RN on the Home Care Team, you will provide services to those living primarily in Cleveland – east, west and the downtown district. Further coverage will expand as far west as Vermillion. In this role, you will provide assessments, complex treatments and education to help avoid readmissions to the acute care setting and ensure comfort. This position offers a flexible schedule, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance, all while changing the lives of your patients and their loved ones every day.

This is a PRN role. Caregivers are required to work 48 hours in a 6 week period. Weekend coverage is required one shift per 6 weeks.

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) or the American Red Cross

• Minimum one year current clinical experience as a registered nurse

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

• Valid Driver’s License (VDL) in Ohio and proof of automobile insurance with $100,000/$300,000 coverage

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Cleveland Clinic Home Care Services is a full service home health agency dedicated to continue the World-Class Cleveland Clinic care at home. Our services include skilled nursing, physical, speech and occupational therapy as well as social work and home health aide. To find out more about our services, please visit us on the internet: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/connected-care/services/home-care#overview-tab

Going home with Cleveland Clinic…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGJq8Ce8j0

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting packages, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.

• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

• 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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