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 - Weekender Flex

Location

Independence

Facility

Business Operations Center

Department

HC Nursing Team East 2-Center for Connected Care

Job Code

F99871

Shift

Weekend + 1 Day/Night

Schedule

10:00am-10:30pm

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.

This position will support the lower Eastern Cuyahoga County and Upper Summit County. Some of the citiesinclude:Independence, Maple Heights, Bedford, Solon, Novelty, Chagrin Falls, Streetsboro,Middlefieldand other surrounding cities.

As a Homecare Float RN – Weekender Flex, you will play a vital role in supporting patients by providing direct nursing care across a wide variety of needs. This position is designed to absorb evening and late-day visits, taking on uncoveredassignments,late admissions and patients added to the schedule throughout the day. Your responsibilities may include managing symptoms, drawing labs, performing wound care and wound vac changes,initiatingand educating patients on new antibiotic therapies, and ensuring seamless care transitions. In addition, you will help uphold quality standards through chart audits, supervisoryvisitsand adherence to agency protocols—making a meaningful impact for patients and their families when they need it most.

This is aweekenderflex position.A caregiver in this position works every weekend and 1 weekday per week from 10:00AM – 10:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing carein accordance withestablished policies,proceduresand protocols.

• Monitor quality through a variety of means such as chart audits and supervisory visits.

• Participate in and support quality improvement projects as well asparticipateindepartmentand committees as assigned.

• Supervise starts of care, resumptions ofcareand routine visits asrequested

• Performaccurateand complete admission assessments and reassessments within specifiedtime frames

• Assess patients for safety risks,abuseand neglect.

• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

• Assess and document patients’ pain using pain scales and managing patients’ pain.

• Maintain complete and up-to-satedocumentation and files at alltimeregardingpatient condition and effectiveness of care.

• Escalate change in patient condition to patient’s physician asappropriate

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (Diploma,ADNor BSN program)

• Current licensure as a RN in the State of Ohio

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross

• 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

• One yearofcurrent clinical experience as a RN

• One yearofexperience in an acute medical-surgical or home care setting

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’sof Science in Nursing (BSN)

Why You'll Love Working with Us:

• Competitive Pay and Mileage Reimbursement

• Excellent Benefits – 403b, health and dental insurance

• Flexible Scheduling

• Supportive Leadership That Has Your Back

• Opportunities for Advancement and Professional Growth

• Work-Life Balance You Can Count On

• Autonomy and Independence —nursemanage their own patientassignmentand make critical decisions in the field.

• Meaningful 1-on-1 Relationships — nurses treat patients in the context of their home environment, allowing for truly personalized care.

• Broad Clinical Experience — receive exposure to a wide range of patient conditions, great for developing clinical skills and confidence.

• Technology-Driven and Innovation-Friendly — use mobile documentation and a wide range of technologies to deliver efficient, high-quality care in the home setting.

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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