RN Resident - Geriatric Psych

New Grad; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RN Loan Repayment program

Tuition Reimbursement program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland seeks an RN Resident for the Geriatric Psychiatry unit to deliver high-quality care nights, 7:00 pm to 7:30 am, serving patients 55 and older. The role emphasizes assessment, safety, and collaborative care.

You’ll work on a Magnet-certified team with strong support, participate in care planning, medication administration, education for families, and discharge coordination, while completing required certifications and advancing

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma/ADN/BSN).
• Current RN licensure in the state.
• BLS certification required; ACLS certification on hire or within first year if in CCU.
• Minimum one year of acute care RN experience or licensed military RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to geriatric patients on the 6D unit.
• Develop, implement, and update patient care plans.
• Monitor and document patient conditions and responses to treatment.
• Administer medications and treatments per orders.
• Coordinate discharge planning and patient education.

Skills

Direct patient care

Care plan implementation

Patient education

Discharge planning

Education

Diploma, ADN or BSN

BSN preferred

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 Resident - Geriatric Psych

Location Cleveland

Facility Lutheran Hospital

Department Trans Senior Mental Health 6D-Lutheran Hospital

Job Code F99938

Shift Nights

Schedule 7:00pm-7:30am

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Lutheran Hospital’s Geriatric Psych Unit specializes in the unique care mental health needs of patients ages 55 and older. This unit is dedicated to helping patients achieve healthier and more productive lives through evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of any disturbances of thought, feelings, mood, behavior, and any co-morbidities. As an RN on this team, you will deliver exceptional care, throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will interact directly with patients and their families, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed.

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.

• 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 role works nights from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.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 (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

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

• *If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification upon hire or within first year of employment

• Less and one year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Healthcare experience from nursing home or inpatient care

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.

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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