RN - Med/Surg and Cardiac Care

About the role

Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital's Progressive Coronary Care Unit (PK II) is a telemetry unit focused on providing excellent, high-quality care to cardiac patients. Caregivers in this unit maintain a wide knowledge base with a special emphasis on cardiothoracic surgery, dysrhythmia management, telemetry monitoring, and heart failure. As an RN on this team, you will deliver exceptional care throughout the patient care journey, interacting directly with patients and their families to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed.

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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 must be presented upon hire or within first year of hire
• One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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
• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

Schedule

Nights from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with rotating weekend requirements.

Benefits

• RN Loan Repayment program to help pay off student debt
• Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
• 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

Pay

Minimum hourly: $35.50 • Maximum hourly: $55.60