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Job Title

RN - Emergency Department

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Emergency Department-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

F24015

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

12:00am-12:00am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years.Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals.We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.

Akron General’s Level I Emergency Department offers the technology, expertise and staffing necessary to treat all injuries, regardless of severity. As an RN on the team, you will deliver exceptional care throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will interact directly with patients and their families, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed.

We realize that flexibility is essential for many caregivers today.That’swhy we offer a variety ofPRN shift options—including staggered start times, flexible shift lengths, and specialized assignments—to fit your lifestyle.We’reproud to welcome experienced nurses into our caregiver family and are committed to providing the flexibility you need, no matter what life brings.

A PRN caregiver in this position works varying days and hours. Working48 hoursper 6-week period will berequired.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Provide direct nursing care.

Implement andmonitorpatient care plans.

Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

Monitor,recordand communicate patients’ conditions.

Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

Assess andcoordinatepatients’ discharge needs.

Maintain professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursingstudy.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing (Diploma,ADNor 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

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within24 monthsof beginning work in the Emergency Department

External applicants:two years of recent related nursing experience

Internal applicants:less than two years of experience, but post orientation/90-day probationary period considered with the Chief Nursing Officer approval for internal applicants

Will consider licensed military RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Bachelor’sof Science in Nursing (BSN)

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.

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.

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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