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Job Title
RN - Endoscopy
Location
Avon
Facility
Avon Hospital
Department
Surgery Administration-Avon Hospital
Job Code
F00165
Shift
Day/Evening/Night/Weekend
Schedule
7:00am-3:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients and is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
The Cleveland Clinic's Endoscopy Department at Avon Hospital provides comprehensive care for digestive system disorders using advanced endoscopic techniques. They offer a range of procedures, including colonoscopies, upper endoscopies, and bariatric endoscopy, with a focus on minimally invasive options and patient comfort. The department is staffed by highly trained specialists and utilizes the latest technology to ensure high-quality diagnosis and treatment. As an RN on this team, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care, from initial introduction to final send-off. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to help them feel comfortable, safe and secure throughout treatment.
How You'll Benefit
* Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you're relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
* Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.
A caregiver in this role works day/evening/night/weekend shifts from 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. with on-call requirements.
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.
* Start IV lines for sedation/anesthesia.
* Verify NPO (nothing by mouth) status and allergies.
* Prepare and check endoscopic equipment (scopes, monitors, suction, biopsy forceps).
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)
* Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
* One year of current acute care RN experience OR military RN experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
* Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
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.
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.
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