What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Emergency Department position at Cleveland Clinic?
Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Bath Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.
The Bath Health and Wellness Center Emergency Department offers 24-hour emergency care with board-certified, emergency medicine physicians who are available around-the-clock to provide comprehensive care to adults and children. Backed by the full resources of Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Cleveland Clinic, the Emergency Department provides advanced care in the Bath community.
A caregiver in this position works Nights, 7:00pm—7:30am.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Complete Emergency Department assessment data based upon patients’ arrival, inclusive of psychosocial, educational and age specific needs.
Review and document care and discharge goals with physicians, patients and families.
Administer and document IVs and medications.
Intervene when changes in a patient’s condition occur and document nursing interventions and patient’s responses.
Assign and delegate appropriate patient care activities to other nursing caregivers.
Provide appropriate care for alleged rape/sexual assault victims.
Provide community referrals to patients and families.
Complete mandatory education and training to maintain competencies, requirements, certification and/or licensure, such as Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Obtain and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within three months of employment/transfer.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).
Two years of emergency room experience or relevant critical care experience.
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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
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
