RN – Cardiovascular ICU

About this role

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 – Cardiovascular ICU Location Cleveland Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Department J6-5 Cardiovas Surg ICU-Main Campus Hospital Job Code F00165 Shift Day/Night Rotation Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am Job Summary

Job Details

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.  

The Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit specializes in the post-operative management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and other complex cardiovascular procedures. Patients are admitted directly from the operating room, where they are closely   monitored , stabilized, weaned from supportive therapies, and extubated as   appropriate . The unit also receives critically ill cardiovascular patients transferred from other facilities, including those experiencing surgical complications or requiring advanced evaluation and care not available elsewhere.  

The Registered Nurse (RN) on J65 delivers expert critical care and     post-operative management for patients undergoing   cardiac surgery   and complex cardiovascular procedures in a 14-bed Cardiovascular ICU. This highly collaborative, fast-paced unit is committed to advancing cardiovascular care,   optimizing   patient outcomes, and   maintaining   excellence in critical care nursing.  

A caregiver in this position works   day/night rotation| 7:00am—7:30pm or 7:00pm—7:30am|   Weekend and holiday rotations are   required .  

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 .    

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma,   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  

• If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment  

• One year of current ac ute 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.

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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Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster . 

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

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