PRN Home Health RN - West Cuyahoga County

About the role

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. As an RN on the Home Care Team, you will deliver the best possible care to patients in the comfort of their own homes within the West of I-77 Service area. In this role, you will provide assessments, complex treatments and education to help avoid readmissions to the acute care setting and ensure comfort.

Schedule

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts, with 48 hours/six-week period, weekend and holiday requirements. Orientation is 8 weeks, Monday to Friday, 8a-5p. Orientation can be flexible to 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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)
• One year of clinical experience as an RN in an acute medical/surgical setting
• Six months of experience as a Homecare Nurse
• Valid Driver’s License (VDL) in Ohio and proof of automobile insurance with $100,000/$300,000 coverage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Infusion therapy experience

Benefits

• Competitive Pay and Mileage Reimbursement
• Excellent Benefits
• Flexible Scheduling
• Supportive Leadership That Has Your Back
• Opportunities for Advancement and Professional Growth
• Work-Life Balance You Can Count On
• Autonomy and Independence — nurse manage their own patient assignment and make critical decisions in the field.
• Meaningful 1-on-1 Relationships — nurses treat patients in the context of their home environment, allowing for truly personalized care.
• Broad Clinical Experience — receive exposure to a wide range of patient conditions, great for developing clinical skills and confidence.
• Technology-Driven and Innovation-Friendly — use mobile documentation and a wide range of technologies to deliver efficient, high-quality care in the home setting.

Pay

Minimum hourly: $43.00 Maximum hourly: $43.00

Physical Requirements

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.