RN - Perioperative/PACU
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations.
Akron General offers a wide range of surgical services. Whether patients require a minimally invasive procedure or major surgery, Akron General’s surgical teams are dedicated to providing patients with excellent care. As a Perioperative/PACU/Endoscopy Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide top-quality patient care to patients undergoing various surgical and endoscopic procedures.
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Responsibilities:
Akron General offers a wide range of surgical services. Whether patients require a minimally invasive procedure or major surgery, Akron General’s surgical teams are dedicated to providing patients with excellent care. As a Perioperative/PACU/Endoscopy Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide top-quality patient care to patients undergoing various surgical and endoscopic procedures.
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
- Thrives in a team environment.
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic.
- Provides care with compassion and empathy.
- Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Responsibilities:
- Completes preoperative assessment.
- Assesses, develops and documents plans for appropriate patient/family educational needs.
- Provides pre- and post-operative patient/family education.
- Develops plans of care and sets goals utilizing concepts of managed care as appropriate.
- Participates in direct delivery of patient care, maintaining a safe, comfortable environment for patients.
- Collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate medical and nursing management of patient care.
- Demonstrates satisfactory performance for established and new routines, procedures and skills as assigned.
- Assigns/delegates appropriate patient care activities to other nursing staff based on patient needs and skill level/qualifications of staff members.
- Participates in unit and center performance improvement activities.
- Assists in orientation of registered nurses and other center personnel.
- Establishes effective interpersonal relationships with patients, families and other healthcare team members.
- Assists in other clinical areas, if necessary, when appropriate.
- Develops and documents discharge plan with physician, patient, family, and other available resources.
- Documents nursing intervention and patient response.
- Recognizes changes in patient's condition; takes appropriate nursing action when changes occur.
- Follows department policy for use and maintenance of equipment.
- Functions efficiently with computerized charting.
- Follows system and department policies and procedures with special attention to attendance and punctuality, confidentiality, dress code and display of ID badge, and safety.
- Completes mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department specific competencies and requirements. Maintains applicable certification/licensure. Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Other duties as assigned
- Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing BSN preferred.
- Currently licensed in the State of Ohio. Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Maintains competencies specific to patient population served.
- Must have knowledge of basic computer skills.
- Two years prior nursing experience required; perioperative PACU or Endoscopy nursing experience preferred.
- 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.
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
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