Join Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute and become part of one of the world’s most respected healthcare organizations. We are expanding with a new, one-million-square-foot, 15-floor, state-of-the-art facility on Cleveland Clinic Main Campus designed to elevate care for complex neurological conditions — including spine injuries, epileptic seizures, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis and stroke.
This advanced building brings every stage of care under one roof, featuring dedicated spaces for outpatient services, surgery, stepdown, ICU and epilepsy monitoring, as well as additional operating rooms and expanded ambulatory, infusion, imaging, EMG, sleep and rehabilitation services. We are welcoming new caregivers to collaborate within our multidisciplinary teams and contribute to nationally recognized, innovative neurological care. Join us and be part of the next wave of transformative care at Cleveland Clinic.
Cleveland Clinic’s H60 Neuroscience Unit is a specialized unit that oversees multiple neurology conditions, such as stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, brain and spine tumors, Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, degenerative brain diseases and spinal disorders., and provides caregivers with a lot of versatility and exposure. Nurses on this unit become stroke-certified, receive comprehensive stroke education and float to orthopaedic, general surgery and oncology units six months after hire.
A caregiver in this position works nights/7pm-7am/40hrs per week/3-12's, and 4 hours from home.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit staff and other departments and units regarding issues related to patient care.
Ensure continuity of patient care information between shifts, coordinate patient admitting, discharges, transfers and other operational issues.
Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.
Provide ongoing clinical evaluations of nurses and other direct and indirect patient care providers.
Counsel employees on performance issues, administer initial corrective actions and collaborate in monitoring attendance issues.
Alert Nurse Manager of significant clinical or other performance issues.
Participate in interviewing, selecting and appraising the performance of employees.
Monitor the adherence to EEO/AAP goals and guidelines.
Administer Nursing Institute, departmental and CC policies and procedures.
Supervise and participate in the daily delivery of patient care on assigned unit/area.
Prepare schedule of work assignments, assuring adequate coverage on all shifts.
Participate in and support quality improvement projects, outcome studies and research initiatives.
Participate in department groups and committees as assigned.
Assist in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (Certification must be presented upon hire)
Two years of recent clinical nurse experience
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.
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.
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