RN Ambulatory - Colorectal Surgery (ccf)

Registered Nurse (RN) Ambulatory - Colorectal Surgery  

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Digestive Disease Institute specializes in medical and surgical treatments for disorders related to the gastrointestinal tract. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most distinguished otolaryngology medical centers in the country.   

The Digestive Disease and Surgical Institute (DDSI) colorectal surgeons performed the world’s first total proctocolectomy and ileoanal pouch procedure with a single-incision and continue to perform the world's highest volume of J-pouch procedures and is the nation's largest referral center for repairing pelvic pouches.  We are also one of the highest volume colorectal cancer surgery centers in the United States and continually meet the highest national quality benchmarks and oncologic outcomes. Additionally, we specialize in locally advanced colon and rectal cancer, as well as cytoreduction and heated intrapertoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for metastatic disease (i.e., carcinomatosis). Our colorectal surgeons perform more than 5,000 surgical procedures annually, including an average of 500 laparoscopic intestinal resections, 260 operations to treat Crohn’s disease, 170 ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) surgeries, and more than 400 colorectal cancer operations. 

A caregiver in this position works 7:30am – 6:00pm (4-10's) -or- 7:30am to 4:00pm (5-8's). No nights, weekends or on-call requirements! 

The preferred candidate will have a minimum of 1 year of inpatient experience or a minimum of 2 years of ambulatory experience working as a licensed RN.

The caregiver who accepts this role can plan on rooming patients and getting vitals and helping with flexible scope procedures.

The caregiver will work closely with physicians as well as the nurse care coordinator.

If you hold the above experience, are a team player, have worked on special projects such as process or unit improvement, we would love to have you apply.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.  

• Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage and establish care plans.  

• Administer medications and treatments.  

• Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.  

• Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings. 

• Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and specialized patient care equipment. 

• Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.  

• Cover other nursing roles within the department.  

• Travel within the region to support physician clinics and surgical procedures, as needed. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.  

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). 

• One year of recent experience as an RN.  

• Will consider LPN, Medical Assistant and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience in substitution of RN experience if applicant is a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting OR a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area transferring into an ambulatory area.  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/