PRN Nightingale RN – Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) variable shifts.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide coaching, teaching, and educational material as appropriate.

• Provide assessments and audits of daily practice.

• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

• Assess the educational needs of the patient and significant others considering cultural issues and other special concerns.

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established healthcare organization policies, procedures, and protocols.

• Implement and monitor patient care plans.

• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate.

• Monitor and document patient's condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and/or interventions.

• Evaluate, update, and revise plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes.

• Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocol.

• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

• Validate and document patient and family understanding of teaching.

• Maintain professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing (ADN or BSN program)

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

• Three years of experience in ASC OR Nurse position at Cleveland Clinic prior to retirement

• Current demonstrated clinical competence

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)

Physical Requirements:

• Requires standing and walking for periods of time.
• May require full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work – May include 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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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