RN Home Health Hospice - PRN

Cleveland Clinic; Independence Township (OH); On-site; USD 49,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cleveland Clinic Home Care Services seeks an RN to join our Home Care Team serving Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. This PRN role provides assessments, complex treatments, and education to prevent readmissions, with a flexible schedule supporting work-life balance.

Responsibilities include direct nursing care, care plan implementation, supervising LPNs and aides, comprehensive documentation, and cross-disciplinary care coordination. Weekend shifts are required every six weeks.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• BLS Certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Minimum one year current clinical experience as an RN.
• One year RN experience in an acute medical/surgical setting.
• Valid Driver’s License (VDL) in Ohio with proof of automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with policies and protocols.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans.
• Supervise LPNs, Home Care Aides and families involved in care.
• Perform admission assessments and reassessments within required time frames.
• Assess patient safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Coordinate patient care across disciplines.
• Assess and document patients' pain and manage it.
• Prioritize and document patient problems with patients, families and team.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of patient status and interventions.
• Escalate changes in patient condition to the physician as appropriate.

Skills

RN licensure

BLS Certification

Driver's License (OH)

1 year RN experience

Education

Accredited RN program

Job description

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.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $43.00

Maximum hourly: $43.00

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).