• RN - Pre- and Post-Operative Care Unit (PACU)

    Cleveland Clinic (Stuart, FL)


    Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful St. Lucie River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it an excellent medical facility and a home away from home.

     

    As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Pre- and Post-Operative Care Unit (PACU), you will be responsible for providing direct nursing care, monitoring patients' health, assessing patients' pre-operative status, administering medication and maintaining up-to-date patient records. You will be caring for pre- and post-operative patients undergoing surgical cases including, but not limited to, general, thoracic, robotics and cardiovascular surgeries. On this nursing team, you will feel supported and appreciated for the knowledge you have to share and have access to our advanced technology and research to ensure all patients receive world-class care.

    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 position works PRN (as needed) from 6:00AM - 6:30PM, with night and weekend call requirements. A minimum of 48 hours per six-week schedule is required.

    A caregiver who excels in this role will:

    + Provide direct nursing care.

    + Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans.

    + Monitor, record, document and communicate patients' conditions.

    + Administer prescribed medications and treatments.

    + Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

    + Assess and coordinate patients' discharge needs.

    + Educate patients and their families.

    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)

    + One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience

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

    + Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through the American Red Cross upon hire or within one year of employment

    + Periop 101 or validated OJT for the operating room setting

    Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

    + Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)

    + RN experience in an acute-care PACU or ICU

    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

     

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