RN - Postpartum Unit

ccf; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking an RN for the Postpartum Unit at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland. The role provides direct nursing care in line with organizational policies and coordinates care across disciplines. BSN preferred and active RN licensure required.

The position requires ongoing professional development, adherence to PPE and safety standards, and active participation in discharge planning with the healthcare team. Evening/night shifts with variable scheduling are included.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
• BLS through AHA or Red Cross required at hire.
• ACLS required upon hire or within first year for appropriate units.
• PALS required through AHA with exceptions for Neonatal units.
• Within 1 year, pediatric/trauma certifications may be required per unit.
• TNCC/ENPC required upon hire or within 24 months for Emergency Dept.
• Chemo/Bio course within 2 years if units administer chemo.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols.
• Implements and monitors patient care plans; communicates patient condition to team.
• Acts as primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Follows physician and nursing orders; documents as required.
• Assesses and coordinates discharge planning with healthcare team.
• Maintains professional growth through ongoing education and study.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decision making

Team coordination

Education

RN licensure

BSN preferred

BLS

ACLS

PALS

NRP

TNCC/ENPC

Chemo/Bio course

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 - Postpartum Unit

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

4 North Postpartum-Fairview Hospital

Job Code

F24015

Shift

Variable

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am/3:00pm-11:30pm

Job Summary

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Maintains professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study.

Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• BSN preferred.

Certifications

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
• Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross must be presented upon hire.
• If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment.
• Within one year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
• (ONS) Chemo/Bio course complete within 2 years of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered.
• If in an ED, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
• In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency Department.

Complexity of Work

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience

• External applicants must have two years recent related nursing experience.
• Internal applicants with less than two years' experience but post orientation /90 day probationary period could be considered with Chief Nursing Officer level review and approval.
• Successfully pass all prescreen competency assessments required.
• Will consider licensed military RN experience.

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Influenza Prevention Program

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.

Other

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 or