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Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic currently serves 13 counties in the greater Cleveland and Akron areas. Divided into 4 teams (East1, East2, West and South), each team is then further divided into smaller service areas within the team. A caregiver in this role will serve patients in the West area (Amherst, Avon, Brook Park, Cleveland, Elyria, Lakewood, Lorain, Parma, Strongsville, Vermillion and Westfield).

Cleveland Clinic's Home Care team helps patients continue their treatment and learn/relearn any skills necessary to stay safe and independent again. As an RN, you are responsible for providing direct nursing care, participating in a team-based care model, implementing and monitoring patient care plans, and reporting patients' needs after every visit.

A caregiver in this position works from 8:00AM - 5:00PM, with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

+ Participate in a team-based care model led by the Care Coordinator in each region.

+ Implement and monitor patient care plans established by, and report patient needs after each visit to, the Care Coordinator for further case management.

+ Perform accurate and complete starts of care, resumptions, recertification's and routine visits as requested and within specified time frames.

+ 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 and timeliness of care and interventions.

+ Report abnormal findings and/or changes in patient condition to the Physician and update Care Coordinators with those changes and any follow-up needed.

+ Communicate any patient's fall out/missed visits to the Care Coordinator immediately.

+ Participate in and support quality improvement projects and participate in 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)

+ One year of current clinical experience as an RN

+ One year of experience in an acute medical/surgical or homecare setting

+ Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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

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Physical Requirements:

+ Full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination

+ Standing and walking for extensive periods of time

+ Corrected hearing and vision to normal range

+ 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 in excess of those for Light Work

+ Must be ambulatory

+ Ability to drive to patients' homes, able to climb stairs, pull, push, and facilitate movement of the patient

+ Ability to read, write and communicate with patients

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities