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 Surgery – Gynecology/Urology OR

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

OR Urology-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

F00170

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic’s Gynecology/Urology OR is committed to providing world-class care for women of all ages. As an RN in this unit, you will ensure patients are prepped, prepared and comfortable before, during and after surgical procedures. Your compassion can make all the difference in their overall experience and offer comfort during often distressing times.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., with on-call responsibilities requiring arrival on campus within one hour when on call. This schedule begins after the initial six-month orientation period, during which the hours are 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Deliver professional nursing care in an operative setting to adult and pediatric patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.

• Perform scrub functions, such as selecting and handling instruments and supplies.

• Performing circulating functions, such as monitoring, recording and communicating patient conditions and managing the overall nursing care of patients before, during and after the procedure.

• Assist the operating physician with surgical tasks, such as hemostasis, suturing, wound exposure and patient positioning.

• Prepare the operating room, surgical instruments and surgical equipment for use.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing (Diploma, ADN, BSN)

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

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

• Successfully pass all prescreen competency assessments

• *If performing moderate/procedural sedation, must have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire

• One year RN experience OR completion of Cleveland Clinic perioperative residency program

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• 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.

• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing > than 75 pounds periodically

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

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.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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