PRN -RN Hospital Cath/EP Lab
Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Weston
Posted on: May 6, 2024
Job Description:
Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital's team of caregivers that
remain on the leading edge of technology and education all while
consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of
Cleveland Clinic's Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as
one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area
and Florida. Here, you will 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. - -
Provides direct patient care based upon nursing assessment to
patients who have a variety of medical and/or surgical conditions,
from adolescent to geriatric, following established standards,
department guidelines and hospital policies and procedures.
Utilizes the nursing process which includes: patient advocacy,
maintenance of aseptic technique, medication administration,
documentation of treatments and care, management of equipment,
patient safety and monitoring of vital signs. Coordinates care with
other disciplines related to patient education and care goals for
discharge and optimal health status.
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:
- Provides direct patient care based upon nursing assessment to
patients who have a variety of medical and/or surgical conditions,
following established standards, department guidelines and hospital
policies and procedures.
- Involves patient/family in the development of care plan.
Updates care plan daily.
- Collaborates with members of multidisciplinary team regarding
each patient's care.
- Prioritizes and performs direct care to patients according to
policy.
- Explains and documents procedures and interventions.
- Identifies and performs appropriately in emergent
situations.
- Assists multidisciplinary team with all processes related to
patient care.
- Delegates responsibilities to staff based on patient needs and
staff competencies.
- Utilizes and documents patient safety restraints per hospital
policy.
- Demonstrates the ability to insert and manage the care for all
IV's, both peripheral and central access, per hospital policy.
- Documents medications on medication administration record
(MAR).
- Monitors patient's response to medications; documents and
reports appropriately.
- Reports medication errors and adverse reactions per hospital
policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge concerning medications, including side
effects; educates patients on their medications and their side
effects.
- Safely administers blood and blood products per hospital
policy.
- Verifies patient ID per hospital policy.
- Performs all pyxis monitoring and counts per hospital
policy.
- Ensures medications are wasted and documented as
appropriate.
- Assesses patient/family educational readiness and barriers.
Develops plan based on educational assessment.
- Documents educational assessment, plan, intervention and
outcome.
- Utilizes critical thinking based on data; rounds on patients
with physician and other members of the healthcare team as
appropriate when making decision.
- Collaborates in the assignment of patients to staff based on
acuity and competency of staff.
- Functions as charge nurse on unit.
- Participates in coordination/delivery of approved Facility
events.
- Collaborates with others to seek solutions to complex issues;
is sensitive to the operations and feelings of others.
- Focuses on the potential positive outcomes when exploring the
issues. Remains objective to the view and conflicts of others.
- Focuses on the issues/concerns and not the person.
- Builds common ground for points of agreement/disagreement.
- Engages in mutual problem solving by brainstorming alternative
positions, solutions and approaches.
- Utilizes integrity and honesty.
- Keeps commitments and is consistent.
- Discloses own position and thoughts and rationales in order to
achieve understanding.
- Remains open to ideas and listens to others and objectively
considers other's ideas and opinions.
- Support others; treats people with dignity, respect and
fairness; displays sensitivity to patients and their need for
privacy.
- Develops direction.
- Ensures that the purpose and importance of the team are
clarified; clarifies roles and responsibilities.
- Facilitates goal accomplishment; makes procedural or process
suggestions; provides necessary resources and removes
obstacles.
- Sets performance goals; collaboratively works with direct
reports to set meaningful objectives; implements system to track
performance against goals; holds regular formal discussions to
discuss progress toward goals and review performance.
- Clarifies current situation; carries expected behaviors and
level of proficiency; provides feedback and reinforcement; gives
timely, appropriate feedback on performance; reinforces efforts and
progress.
- Explains and models: provides instruction, positive models and
opportunities to develop skills and understanding.
- Assists in collection of meaningful data to capture the
processes.
- Analyzes data for root cause analysis utilizing standard PI
tools.
- Assists with the implementation of new performance plans.
- Collects and reviews data to determine progress. Complies with
safety standards and reports safety issues as appropriate.
- Completes Annual Specific Specialty Competencies. Adheres to
all Customer Service Standards of Excellence as identified in the
statement.
- Plans and implements service level initiatives specific to PSMS
scores.
- Utilizes the nursing process: patient advocacy, maintenance of
aseptic technique, medication administration, documentation of
treatments and care, management of equipment, patient safety and
monitoring of vital signs.Education:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.Certifications:
- Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
- Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart
Association (AHA) certification must be presented upon hire.
- If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented
upon hire.
- (ONS) Chemo/Bio course complete within 2 years of employment if
employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is
administered.
- If in an Adult/Combined EDs, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire.
- If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through
American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire.Complexity of Work:
- All employees are expected to meet the standards of performance
outlined in the Organizational-Wide Competencies listed below as
applied to the position:
- Age Specific: is cognizant and demonstrates ability to alter
communication patterns related to patient's age and developmental
level.
- World Class Service Orientation: Demonstrates courteous,
polite, friendly and cooperative behaviors toward others.
- Supports and participates in activities that promote customer
satisfaction.
- Utilizes approved hospital scripts.
- Courteously answers the telephone utilizing approved script
(department, name and "How can I help you").
- Assists in answering call lights when on the nursing units
(includes ancillary and non-patient care personnel).
- Answers call lights within 4 rings.
- Acknowledges patients/guests/others immediately upon entering
the department/work area.
- Communicates and follows the organizational chain of command
for notification of patient care/service issues, when appropriate.
(Calls are answered within 4 rings.)
- Attitude: Chooses to have a positive attitude every day.
- Customer waiting: Updates waiting patient/family per protocol.
(Scheduled visit every 10 minutes, unscheduled every 30
minutes.
- Adaptability: Exhibits good communication and listening skills.
Speaks clearly, actively listens.
- Able to work with diverse populations (patient, staff,
physicians) under difficult and stressful situations.
- Supports the team approach.
- Committed to Customer Service standards. Encourages patients
and family members to ask questions.
- Avoids jargon.
- Teamwork: Understands and supports the needs of individuals in
other departments, works as a team to achieve mutual goals.
- Offers assistance and promptly responds to requests (patient,
physician, manager and others).
- Performs any other duties or responsibilities that may be
assigned.
- Carries Spectralink phone at all times.
- Updates patient boards with numbers. (Appropriate personnel)
Attends 90% of all staff meetings.
- Participates in coordination/delivery of approved Facility
events.
- Efficiency and Effectiveness: Offers suggestions for
departmental and/or hospital-wide performance/process
improvement.
- Intervenes to correct problems (patient and system) as they
occur.
- Notifies manager/director of actions and outcome. Participates
in the performance/process improvement process.
- Completes required logs and quality controls as per
hospital/department requirements (crash cart, 24 hour chart check,
narcotic count, point of care testing, etc.).
- Work Habits: Readily accepts work assignments in a positive
manner.
- Performs work that is accurate, neat and consistent.
- Documentation is legible.
- Safety: Keeps work area neat and maintains equipment in
accordance with health and safety codes.
- Uses Standard precautions in all patient contacts.
- Provides a safe environment for patients/family and visitors,
and reports safety issues and equipment failures
appropriately.
- Confidentiality: Sensitive information including, but not
limited to, patient records, charts, hospital documents and
employee information is kept confidential without exception,
according to HIPAA guidelines.
- Ensures that the rights of all patients are respected and
maintained by allowing for privacy, cultural diversity and dignity
in the provision of care.
- Demonstrates organizational skills in the form of
prioritization and time management.
- Essential Job Requirements: Policies/Procedures: Is aware of
and follows all hospital, corporate, regional, and departmental
policies and procedures.
- Appearance: Projects a professional image, follows the hospital
dress code policy and/or department requirements.
- Wears hospital ID badge at all times on duty.
- Attendance: Employee reports to work each regularly scheduled
work day.
- Does not take advantage of sick time. (To score a 3, employee
must have no absences for the year).
- Punctuality: Clocks in by the scheduled start time of the shift
and is ready for work.
- Continues working until scheduled departure time.
- Leaves as scheduled unless overtime is approved by
supervisor.
- Managerial Responsibilities: Makes suggestions to reduce
waste.
- Ensures that personnel and supplies of the organization are
used in a cost effective manner.
- Identifies cost saving strategies for department/hospital.
- Submits accurate and timely hospital charges for
department/hospital.
- Offers opinions and information that reflect positively on
Cleveland Clinic Hospital.
- Will take the time to speak with an employee (privately) if
they observe or overhear that an employee is not being an
ambassador of the hospital.
- Understands how individual job performance affects department
and hospital growth.
- Identifies and communicates opportunities to improve service or
care.
- Participates in hospital/departmental committees to improve
service and streamline organizational processes.
- Note: The above stated duties are intended to outline those
functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this
classification.
- This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive
or to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign
other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.Work
Experience:
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital
setting required for acute care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or
skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience required for SNF care
settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab
experience required for rehab care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or
Emergency Department (ED) experience required for ED
settings.Physical Requirements:
- Requires frequent walking from department to department;
requires sitting at a workstation or desk; requires standing; work
may include occasional pushing and/or pulling, lifting, and
carrying objects weighing up to 50 lbs., such as files, documents
and computer printouts.
- Work requires finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination to
operate a computer keyboard at a moderate skill level.
- Mental Demands: Ability to work at a fast pace and prioritize
multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests;
ability to resolve conflicts among staff and to work
collaboratively with department directors, physicians and other
members of the healthcare team; ability to ensure operational
efficiency; ability to problem-solve and make decisions; ability to
exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with
multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple
customers.Personal protective equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective
equipment as required for procedures.Salaries [which may be] shown
on independent job search websites reflect various market averages
and do not represent information obtained directly from The
Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we
invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly
specifics during the application and hiring process.
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