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Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As an RN on the Home Care Team, you will help provide coverage for patients living closer to eastern Cuyahoga County and Lake County. Here you will deliver the best possible care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. In this role, you will provide assessments, complex treatments and education to help avoid readmissions to the acute care setting and ensure comfort. This position offers a flexible schedule, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance, all while changing the lives of your patients and their loved ones every day.

This is a PRN position. A caregiver in this role will work 48 hours in a 6-week frame. Orientation is required and will be held from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

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

+ Implement and monitor patient care plans.

+ Provide supervision to LPNs, Home Care Aides and families/caregivers involved in the care of the patient.

+ Perform accurate and complete admission assessments and reassessments within a specified time frame.

+ Assess patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.

+ Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

+ Assess and document patients' pain using appropriate pain scale and manage patients' pain then.

+ Prioritize and document patient problems based on assessed needs and problems in collaboration with patients, family and healthcare team.

+ Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.

+ Escalate change in patient condition to patient's physician as appropriate.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing

+ 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 clinical experience as an RN in an acute medical/surgical setting

+ Valid Driver's License (VDL) in Ohio and proof of automobile insurance with $100,000/$300,000 coverage

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

+ Six months of experience as a Homecare Nurse

Physical Requirements:

+ Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $41.00

Maximum hourly: $41.00

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