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Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.

Cleveland Clinic's Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Nursing department features nationally certified WOC nurses that specialize in working with patients with select disorders of the integumentary, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary system or who are at risk for pressure injury. Our WOC nurses help patients optimize their quality of life by providing educational resources and managing ongoing clinical support. A physician may refer a patient to a WOC nurse to help patients learn how to care for themselves or until they are comfortable with the type of surgical procedure they had. Our nurses are here to serve as a resource to any concerns and questions from stoma patients.

By joining the team as an RN Specialist II, you will not only provide specialized direct and indirect care to these patients, but you will also be responsible for ongoing professional development of other nurses in the areas of wounds, ostomies, continence, skin care screening, prevention, and treatment. You will get to work with a close-knit team full of supportive caregivers as well as grow your skills within an elite healthcare organization.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM - 3:30PM or 3:00PM - 7:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Perform comprehensive nursing assessment for those patients within scope of practice.

+ Collaborate with the physician and multi-disciplinary care team to coordinate ongoing patient care.

+ Use data to develop and implement nursing interventions appropriate to meet patient care needs and facilitate the discharge process.

+ Perform wound/ostomy/continence/skin care based on sound nursing theory, scientific principles, evidence-based practice, professional judgment and individual patient needs.

+ Follow patient along continuum of care.

+ Assess and triage patients appropriately.

+ Monitor and document patient's condition, effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.

+ Evaluate, update and revise plan of care.

+ Delegate appropriate components of the nursing care plan to other members of the nursing team.

+ Assess educational needs of the patient and family/significant other considering cultural issues, age appropriate and other special concerns.

+ Provide teaching and educational material to patient and/or family members/significant others concerning subject matter as appropriate for the specific patient need which may include diagnosis, safe and proper use of equipment, medications, self-care or nutritional needs.

+ Validate and document patient and family understanding of teaching.

+ Design, direct, implement and evaluate educational offerings based on knowledge, skills and learning levels of nursing staff for wound/ostomy/continence/skin patient care.

+ Work with the Nursing Institute to identify learning needs of nursing personnel.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing

+ Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

+ Current licensure as an RN in the state of Ohio

+ Wound Ostomy Continence certifications through the Wound Ostomy Continence Certification Board (WOCNCB)

+ Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

+ One year of recent RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Two years of recent RN experience

+ Skin Care Resource Nurse (SCRN)

+ Critical care nursing experience

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Physical Requirements:

+ 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.

+ Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

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

Pay Range

Minimum Annual Salary: $69,600.00

Maximum Annual Salary: $106,132.50

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

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