RN Ambulatory

About the Role

Provides professional nursing care to a specified group of patients in a variety of ambulatory care settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess health status by completing a nursing assessment.
• Performs telephone triage and notifies physician/LIP of abnormal findings.
• Establishes a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Collaborates with care coordinators to ensure smooth and effective transitions of care.
• Assists with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Assists with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical department and medical specialty assigned.
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by physician/LIP and monitors patients for response.
• Initiates CPR and other emergency measures.
• Covers other nursing roles within the department.
• Provides health education to patients and families, develops, evaluates, adapts, and documents education to learning needs.
• Assists in preparation of the department-specific education for patients and colleagues.
• Facilitates smooth operation of the ambulatory areas.
• Participates in quality initiatives, process improvements, and research activities to improve patient outcomes, patient experience, and patient safety.
• Maintains professional growth and development in the nursing field and identified annual core competencies.
• May require travel within the region to support physician clinics and surgical procedures in various locations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing (BSN preferred).
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• In areas performing moderate sedation procedures and/or cardiac stress testing, must have current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer-specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facility’s accreditation cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.

Competencies

• 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.
• Professional behavior/appearance required, with a focus on patient safety, teamwork, patient outcomes, patient experience, and quality improvement.
• Ability to travel within Cleveland Clinic regional locations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Work Experience

• Minimum one year of recent experience as a Registered Nurse.
• If currently a Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same setting, will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience (e.g., Dialysis Tech, Ambulatory CT) in lieu of RN experience.
• If currently a Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area as the ambulatory area transferring into, will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience (e.g., Dialysis Tech, Ambulatory CT, Inpatient PCNA, Inpatient CT, Inpatient LPN) in lieu of RN experience.
• Current demonstrated clinical competence.

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May require some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Personal Protective Equipment: Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay

Hourly pay range for new hires: $41.00 (minimum) to $41.00 (maximum). Actual compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set, and education. The pay range does not include applicable pay practices such as shift differentials or overtime.