RN Ambulatory Cleveland Clinic - Weston, FL

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Weston
Posted on: January 13, 2022

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

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  Assess health status by completing a nursing assessment.
  
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  Performs telephone triage.
  
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  Notifies physician/LIP of abnormal findings.
  
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  Establishes a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
  
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  Collaborates with care coordinators to ensure smooth and effective transitions of care.
  
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  Assists with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
  
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  Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical department and medical specialty assigned.
  
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  Administers medications and treatments as ordered by physician/LIP and monitors patients for response.
  
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  Initiates CPR and other emergency measures. Covers other nursing roles within the department
  
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  Provides health education to patients and families. Develops, evaluates, adapts, and documents education to learning needs. Assists in preparation of the department specific education for patients and colleagues.
  
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  Facilitates smooth operation of the ambulatory areas.
  
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  Participates in quality initiatives, process improvements, and research activities to improve patient outcomes, patient experience, and patient safety.
  
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  Maintains professional growth and development in the nursing field and identified annual core competencies.
  
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  Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  
  Education:
  
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    Graduate of accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
    
    
    Certifications:
    
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      Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
      
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      Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required.
      
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      In areas performing moderate sedation procedures and/or cardiac stress testing, must have current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification within 6 months of hire.
      
      
      
      Competencies (Complexity of Work):
      
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        Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
        
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        Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
        
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        Professional behavior/appearance required, ability to focus on patient safety, teamwork, patient outcomes, patient experience and quality improvement.
        
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        Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
        
        
        
        Work Experience:
        
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          Minimum one year recent experience as a Registered Nurse.
          
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          If current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting transferring into a RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience (e.g. Dialysis Tech., Ambulatory CT., in lieu of RN experience, or if current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area as ambulatory area transferring into will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and /or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience(Dialysis Tech. , Ambulatory CT., Inpatient PCNA, inpatient C.T., Inpatient LPN, in lieu of RN experience. Current demonstrated clinical competence.
          
          
          
          Physical Requirements:
          
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            Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
            
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            Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
            
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            May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
            
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            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.
            
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            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:
            
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              Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
              
              
              

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