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Job TitleRN Home Health - Summit County

                        

LocationIndependence

                    

FacilityBusiness Operations Center

                     

DepartmentHC Nursing Team East 2-Center for Connected Care

                      

Job CodeT98191

                     

ShiftDays + Call

                       

Schedule8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

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 role will support lower Cuyahoga county and Summit county.

As an RN, you are responsible for delivering high quality support and medical services in a comfortable home setting. In this role, you will provide assessments, various treatments and education to help avoid readmissions to the acute care setting. After seeing patients, you will complete documentation, make calls, attend meetings, coordinate additional care and arrange visit schedules. This position offers an excellent way to not only enhance the healthcare experience but also further develop your skills as a compassionate and dedicated nurse. 

A caregiver in this position works a standard schedule of 8:00am to 5:00pm with a weekly on-call rotation, serving as the primary contact from 5:00pm to 8:00am or secondary from 5:00pm to 9:00pm via pager. This role also includes participation in a weekend rotation every fourth weekend and coverage for 1 summer and 1 winter holiday per year.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Perform accurate and complete starts of care, resumptions, recertifications and routine visits as requested and within specified time frames.Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.Perform medication reconciliation at each visit.Assess patients for safety risks, abuse and neglect.Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness/timeliness of care and interventions.Report abnormal findings and/or changes in patient condition to the physician and update care coordinators with those findings.Communicate any patient fall out/missed visits to the care coordinator immediately.Participate in and support quality improvement projects and department committees as assigned

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.  Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).  Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)One year of clinical experience as an RN in an acute med/surg setting.  Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage.  Minimum one year current clinical experience as a registered nurse.Minimum one year experience in an acute medical-surgical or home care setting.  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)Experience working in homecare and/or critical care

Why You'll Love Working with Us:

Competitive Pay and Mileage ReimbursementExcellent Benefits - 401k, health and dental insuranceFlexible SchedulingSupportive Leadership That Has Your BackOpportunities for Advancement and Professional GrowthWork-Life Balance You Can Count OnAutonomy and Independence — nurse manage their own patient assignment and 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.

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/        

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/services/home-care#overview-tab 

Going home with Cleveland Clinic…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGJq8Ce8j0 

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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.

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