RN - Surgery Center Pre-Op and Post-Op

ccf; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, FL, seeks an RN for the Pre-Op and Post-Op Surgery Team. You will deliver direct patient care before and after procedures, ensure timely care, and assist with discharge planning.

Requirements: graduation from an accredited nursing program, active Florida RN license, BLS, and one year of acute care RN experience (or licensed military RN). Preferred BSN with two years of recent clinical nursing.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN)
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Florida
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care before and after surgical procedures
• Prepare bays and calls to patients for pre/post-op follow-up
• Collaborate with surgical team to ensure timely care and discharge planning
• Educate patients and families

Skills

Direct patient care

Nursing assessment

Care coordination

Education

Diploma/ADN/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 - Surgery Center Pre-Op and Post-Op

Location

Stuart

Facility

Martin Health North

Department

MMC Surgery Center-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code

000648

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:00am-2:30am/8:00am-4:30am

Job Summary

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is a fully integrated, state-of-the-art medical campus that includes diagnostic centers, outpatient surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. Martin North Hospital is part of the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit, multispecialty, academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.

The Surgery Center at Martin North Hospital provides for various specialties including Abdominal and Hernia Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Breast Disease and Surgery, Cardiothoracic and Interventional Cardiology Surgery, Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy and Pain Management and Surgical Oncology. As an RN on the Pre/Post Surgery Team, you will collaborate with fellow caregivers to make meaningful differences in the lives of patients and their families. In this position, you will use your nursing knowledge to support patients before or following surgical procedures, ensuring that the patient needs are met and care is timely and appropriate. You will also prepare bays and place both pre- and post-op phone calls to patients. Here, you can take advantage of the countless professional and educational resources offered by Cleveland Clinic, including online courses, committee involvement and Nursing School.

A PRN caregiver in this position works varying days from 6:00AM - 2:30PM or 8:00AM - 4:30PM.

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
• 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)
• Two years of recent clinical nursing 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.

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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