RN Homecare Float - No Weekends or Holidays, West Team

About the role

Cleveland Clinic Home Care provides skilled nursing, social services and physical, occupational and speech therapy for patients returning home after a hospital stay, outpatient procedures or doctor's visit. Our home care team continues Cleveland Clinic's treatment at home. We provide short term intermittent acute care at home.

Responsibilities

• Educate and follow the patient through a short-term intermittent recovery process.
• Perform lab draws - peripheral sticks or central line draws.
• Provide wound care - all types of wounds, measurements, documentation, wound vac experience.
• Administer IVs - IV insertion, how to administer IV antibiotics, IV push medications, central line experience.
• Support the Western Cuyahoga County, including cities like Cleveland, Parma, Brook Park, Brooklyn, North Olmsted, Westlake and others as needed.
• Supervise starts of care, resumptions of care and routine visits as requested.
• Assess patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Coordinate care within a team environment.
• Document patients' pain using appropriate pain scales and manage patients' pain.
• Prioritize and document patient problems based on assessed needs and problems in collaboration with patients, family and healthcare team.
• 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).
• Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident coverage.
• One year of current experience as an RN.
• One year of experience in an acute Medical/Surgical or Home Care setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Familiarity with complex medical treatments.
• Experience working in homecare, med/surg, ICU and/or ED areas.

Skills

• Strong assessment skills and critical thinking.
• Flexibility to the nurse and the patient when coordinating care within a team environment.

Benefits

Cleveland Clinic Home Care provides a generous in-depth orientation that is tailored to each individual and their experience level. This position is eligible for student loan repayment.

Pay

Pay Range Minimum hourly: $35.50 Maximum hourly: $55.60

Schedule

Caregivers in this role will work from 10:00am – 10:30pm. There are no weekends, holiday or on-call requirements.

Benefits

Competitive Pay and Mileage Reimbursement
Excellent Benefits - 403b, health and dental insurance
Flexible Scheduling
Supportive Leadership That Has Your Back
Opportunities for Advancement and Professional Growth
Work-Life Balance You Can Count On

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• 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.

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily 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.
• Must be ambulatory and able to drive to patients' homes, able to climb stairs, pull, push, and facilitate movement of the patient.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate with patients.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.