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ONA Bidding Period: 10/01/25 to 10/05/25

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.

The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at Akron General in Ohio is a 24/7 facility where specialty Physicians diagnose and treat epilepsy. This unit receives a combination of high acuity seizure patients along with medical overflow. As an RN on this team, you will assist these professionals and fellow nursing staff in caring for patients of all ages. Your work will focus on performing routine and intermediate Polysomnographic and Electroencephalographic tests and assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care plans. This unit offers a welcoming and supportive environment where you can grow as a healthcare provider and make a difference in your community.

How You'll Benefit

+ Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you're relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance. For a full list of benefits, click here (https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/) .

+ Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.

A caregiver in this role works days from 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., including rotating weekends and 3 holidays per year.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Complete ongoing assessments, recognize significant changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.

+ Develop and update measurable goals.

+ Involve the patient/family (or designee) in developing a plan of care individualized to patient cultural, religious and educational needs and serve as a patient advocate.

+ Provide nursing care, medications and treatments safely in accordance with the Standards of Safe Nursing Practice and institutional policy.

+ Delegate tasks/assignments to employees, serve as a resource person, recognize and acknowledge peer accomplishments, and accept/receive constructive criticism.

+ Maintain membership in professional organizations.

+ Perform Polysomnograms and Electroencephalograms, provide technical interpretations of sleeping disorder patterns and perform daily troubleshooting and electroencephalograms checks using established techniques.

+ Assist with basic waveform analysis or recording waveforms and equipment assessments, recognize basic seizure patterns and respond appropriately.

+ Review and document progress of care and discharge goals with patient/family.

+ Communicate information regarding patient plans of care, current outcomes and acuity at shift report.

+ Communicate information in a timely fashion to Director, Physician, or Nursing Coordinator regarding changes in patient condition and patient care/unit issues.

+ Participate in research activities.

+ Assist in orientation of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and other hospital personnel.

+ Serve on committees within the Department of Nursing, participate in nursing grand rounds presentations and remain aware of activities of shared governance councils.

+ Complete mandatory education and training to maintain organization and department specific competencies and requirements, applicable certification/licensure and BLS/ACLS Certifications.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing (ADN or BSN program)

+ Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association within three months of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

+ Epilepsy Monitoring Unit experience

+ Critical care experience

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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

Pay Range

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