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 Homecare Float - No Weekends, No Holidays, West of I-77

Location

Independence

Facility

Business Operations Center

Department

HC Nursing Team West-Center for Connected Care

Job Code

F99889

Shift

Evenings

Schedule

10:00am-10:30pm

Job Summary

The Homecare Float RN will provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the agency, taking visits on the uncovered list, late admissions, and other patient visits as needed. This position will also monitor quality through a variety of means including, but not limited to, chart audits and supervisory visits.

Job Details

This is an hourly, 2 - 12s position to work 10a-10:30p for our West of I-77 service area. This is a combination position of delivering patient care in patient's homes as well as conducting supervisory visits, and working in the office as needed to monitor quality through chart auditing.

About us…

Cleveland Clinic Home Care Services is a full service home health agency dedicated to continue the World-Class Cleveland Clinic care at home. Our services include skilled nursing, physical, speech and occupational therapy as well as social work and home health aide. To find out more about our services, please visit us on the internet:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/connected-care

Going home with Cleveland Clinic….

https://www.youtube.com/watch-v=bsGJq8Ce8j0

Job Responsibilities:

• Participates in and supports quality improvement projects; participates in department and committees as assigned.
• Supervises starts of care, resumptions of care and routine visits as requested.
• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Performs accurate and complete admission assessments and reassessments within specified time frame.
• Assesses patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Assesses and documents patients' pain using appropriate pain scale and manages patients' pain then, prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs and problems in collaboration with patient, family and health care team.
• Maintains complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.
• Escalates change in patient condition to patient’s physician as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.

Certifications:

• Current licensure as a RN in the State of Ohio.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Valid Ohio Driver's license upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
• Proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage, upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.

Competencies:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a time-constrained environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum one year clinical experience as a registered nurse in an acute medical-surgical setting; infusion therapy experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• 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.
• Must have correctable vision and correctable hearing to be able to hear normal conversations. Must be able to work in settings with infectious diseases.
• Must present a professional appearance at all times and attend staff and agency meetings, as requested.
• Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Keywords: float, flexible, autonomous, remote, RN, home, home health, homecare, case manager

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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