Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

RN Case Manager - Tuscarawas County

Location

Akron

Facility

Visiting Nurse Service Home Care Place

Department

HC Nursing Team South- Center for Connected Care

Job Code

T2423H

Shift

Days + Call

Schedule

8:00am-4:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Home Health Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for providing high quality nursing care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. This position will cover the Tuscarawas County area including the cities of New Philadelphia, Dover, Sugarcreek and other surrounding villages and townships. If short staffed, this role could require caregivers to travel to other counties.

As a Home Health Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for providing high quality nursing care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. An RN in this role will learn to provide assessments, complex nursing treatments, and education to help avoid readmissions to the acute care setting. Cleveland Clinic Home Care provides a generous in-depth orientation that is tailored to each individual and their experience level. Work alongside seasoned nurses who are eager to educate and coach new graduates.

A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. On call requirements occur Friday night to Monday morning. Weekend rotations are also a requirement. Evenings occur based on patient needs.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.
• Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.
• Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care (acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability).
• Respond to data indicating risk to patients’ health and initiate action to correct, reduce or prevent risk.
• Seek supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
• Document in patients’ medical records.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross
• Valid Driver’s License (VDL) in Ohio with proof of $100,000/$300,000 automobile insurance coverage, upon hire and per policy 8-175 thereafter
• Minimum one year current clinical experience as a registered nurse.
• Minimum one year experience in an acute medical-surgical or home care setting.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Physical Requirements:

• 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.
• Must be ambulatory and able to drive to patients' homes, able to climb stairs, pull, push, and facilitate movement of the patient.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate with patients.

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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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.