RN – PACU

Cleveland Clinic; Town of Colesville (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights is seeking an RN – PACU to support post-anesthesia care in a Magnet-recognized, faith-based facility. The role focuses on providing direct nursing care in a fast-paced PACU, with emphasis on patient comfort, safety, and timely recovery.

You’ll work with a dedicated team to ensure high-quality post-operative care and effective coordination with anesthesia.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program (ADN or BSN).
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• One year of current acute care RN experience (military RN experience considered).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through AHA or Red Cross.
• BSN preferred.
• Critical care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Direct patient care

Discharge planning

RN clinical skills

Education

RN licensure

ADN or BSN

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 – PACU

Location

Garfield Hts

Facility

Marymount Hospital

Department

PACU-Marymount Hospital

Job Code

F00165

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:00am-3:30pm/9:00am-6:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County since 1949, Marymount Hospital is a 269-registered bed acute care, faith-based hospital and became the first regional hospital to become a member of the Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System in 1995. This Magnet-recognized hospital maintains a strong commitment to the communities it serves through blending compassionate patient care with exceptional medical expertise. At Marymount Hospital, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare.

Marymount Hospital’s team of surgeons, nurses and support caregivers are committed to an exceptional level of excellence. This team provides each patient with the highest quality surgical care in a supportive, healing environment. The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) cares for post-surgical patients waiting for their anesthesia to wear off. An RN in this role, will also assist Anesthesia in the pre-operative area with regional blocks, large pops of total joints and same-day discharge. Not only will you help to enhance the experience of patients and their families, but Cleveland Clinic will help you out too. The Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills.

How You’ll Benefit

• Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance. For a full list of benefits, click here.

• 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 days from 6:00 a.m. - 5:30 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.

• Educate patients and their families.

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)

• One year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Critical care experience

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

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.

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