Progressive Care New Grad RN – Interview Day May 21

Please join us for an interview day at South Pointe Hospital on May 21. We are hiring for PCU, Surgical Care, Med Surg, and Observation too! Senior nursing students, new grads, and experienced RNs are welcome! If interested in joining, please apply and a recruiter will be in touch with you for more details.

South Pointe Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic hospital, is a 173-registered bed acute care, community teaching hospital serving the healthcare needs of Cleveland's southeast suburbs since 1957. It is located on Harvard Road, just minutes from I-480 and the I-271 Harvard interchange

We are proud to be a Magnet® Hospital, Awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; this designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

The goal of the Progressive Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital is to provide individualized, quality nursing care to patients experiencing medical-related disease processes. These patients require an intermediate level of care somewhere between that of the general ward and the intensive care unit. Also, specializing in peritoneal dialysis. This unit is used to provide a higher level of care for patients deteriorating on a medical surgical unit (“step-up”) or a lower level of care for patients transitioning out of intensive care (“stepdown”). Our 17-bed nursing unit consists mostly of private rooms with 2 semi private rooms. We offer a warm healing environment supported by nursing caregivers who specialize in care of the intermediary medical and renal patients.

What to expect during your residency program: 

• A success coach will be available 24/7.
• Weekly check-ins to ensure personal and professional goals are met. 
• Personal assessments to determine areas for growth and opportunity
• 10 to 12 weeks of orientation along with 10 residency days throughout the first year. 

    
The Ideal candidate is someone who: 

• Is a team player.
• Has excellent communication skills.
• Can adapt to change.
• Has an interest in growing leadership skills.
• Can critically think and problem solve for patients' best interests.

This is an excellent opportunity to discover Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital, gain hands-on experience in a supportive unit and grow your career. You’ll also have opportunities for professional nursing skill development in this position. 

This position is eligible for the Student Loan Repayment Program 

For full-time nurses: up to $437.50 per month/lifetime maximum program benefit of $15,750

For part-time nurses: up to $218.75 per month/lifetime maximum program benefit of $7,500

Responsibilities:

• Participates in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs.
• Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Establishes and/or revises priorities for patient care activities based on the following: acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability.
• Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care for patients.
• Responds to data indicating risk to individual's health and initiates action to correct, reduce, or prevent the risk.
• Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
• Complies with established hospital/department personnel policies.
• Uses communication strategies in order to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Documents in patient's medical record according to established guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• BSN preferred.

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
• If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
• ACLS required with in first year of hire date.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• New grad or less than one year RN work experience or if experience RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one year current acute direct patient care RN experience.

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.

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