RN Ambulatory - Chemotherapy Infusion Suite

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Job Title

RN Ambulatory - Chemotherapy Infusion Suite

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

Chemotherapy Moll Center-Fairview Hospital

Job Code

F24007

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.  On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.  

Fairview Hospital is part of the Integrated Network Cancer Program, now proud to have received the Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer. As an RN, you will assist fellow caregivers in providing exceptional care during chemotherapy infusions, from initial introduction to final send-off. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and deliver healthcare information as needed. Additionally, the Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills.   

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm with no weekends or holidays required.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:   

• Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.   

• Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage and establish care plans.   

• Administer medications and treatments.   

• Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.   

• Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings.  

• Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and specialized patient care equipment.  

• Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.   

• Cover other nursing roles within the department.   

• Travel within the region to support physician clinics and surgical procedures, as needed.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing (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   

• One year of recent experience as an RN OR LPN, Medical Assistant and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience if applicant is a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting OR a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area transferring into an ambulatory area   

• Cancer-specific certification or demonstrated ongoing qualifying education for Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center or Cancer Clinic and/or Chemotherapy  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)   
• Chemo, infusion or oncology experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

                       

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