RN - ICU (ccf)
Job posting number: #167747 (Ref:283400)
Job Description
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Job Title
RN - ICU
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Lutheran Hospital
Department
Critical Care Unit-Lutheran Hospital
Job Code
F99938
Shift
Day/Night Rotation
Schedule
7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am
Job Summary
Job Details
Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Located near downtown Cleveland, you will enjoy its wide variety of shopping and dining, proximity to sporting events, and the option of walking or biking to work. While enjoying the perks of being in the heart of Cleveland, you will also work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Lutheran Hospital’s ICU cares for patients with complex medical, surgical or related disorders requiring intense medical and supportive care and patients requiring telemetry monitoring for specific medical conditions, including new arrhythmias. The ICU has a highly engaged work environment where caregivers are active in shared governance and community outreach.
A caregiver in this position works 7:00am—7:30pm or 7:00pm – 7:30am.
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.
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
One year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of employment.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).
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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.
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