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Join the Cleveland Clinic Florida team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic Florida provides surgical treatment for a wide range of heart conditions. Our surgeons are leaders in their field, offering the latest cardiac procedures, including minimally invasive and robotic options and the most complex procedures. By joining the Cardiothoracic Surgery team, you will provide exceptional care to patients prior to undergoing procedures. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering education and helping the patient have an overall pleasant experience. While building lasting relationships with patients and healthcare staff, you can also pursue individual growth developments, such as furthering your education and moving in to advanced roles.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:30AM - 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.

+ Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage and establish care plans.

+ Administer medications and treatments.

+ Initiate CPR and other emergency measures as needed.

+ Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings.

+ Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and specialized patient care equipment.

+ Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.

+ Cover other nursing roles within the department.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

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

+ Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

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

+ One year of recent experience as an RN OR LPN, Medical Assistant and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience if applicant is a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting OR a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area transferring into an ambulatory area

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Physical Requirements:

+ Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.

+ Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.

+ May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.

+ 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.

Personal Protective Equipment:

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

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