MICU Registered Nurse
Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: October 22, 2024
Job Description:
Join Cleveland Clinic's Fairview Hospital where research and
surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is
world-class, and caregivers are family. Fairview Hospital has been
recognized as one of the top hospitals in Cleveland and Ohio. Here,
you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers,
receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding
career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in
the world. -Fairview Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
provides treatment to patients suffering from various medical
problems and diagnoses, such as sepsis, respiratory problems, DKA,
suicide monitoring, overdose monitoring, post-cardiac arrest
hypothermia, altered mental status, and stroke. Some of the most
common procedures performed by the nursing staff in the MICU
include bronchoscopy, endoscopy, emergent intubations, and central
line placement. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible
for providing direct nursing care, implementing and monitoring
patient care plans, administering medication and treatments,
assessing and coordinating patients' discharge plans and
monitoring, recording and communicating patients' condition. -The
ideal future caregiver is someone who: -
- Thrives in a team environment. -
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic. -
- Provides care with compassion and empathy. -
- Can critically think and problem solve for patients' best
interests. -By taking this opportunity, you'll join a team that
diligently collaborates with one another to provide the best care
for their patients. This unit is known for its great teamwork and
ongoing educational in-services and equipment reviews. Cleveland
Clinic values and supports our nurses by offering student loan
repayment and tuition reimbursement to eligible full- and part-time
RNs. -At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we
treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are
always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we
offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for
everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health,
your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join
Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family
that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our
promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place
to work in healthcare. -Responsibilities:
- Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established
policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Implements and monitors patient care plans.
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as
appropriate.
- Monitors and documents patient's condition and effectiveness
and timeliness of care and/or interventions.
- Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate
achievement of planned and expected outcomes.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for
well-coordinated patient care.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance
with approved nursing protocol.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs
with members of the healthcare team.
- Assesses educational needs of the patient and significant
others considering cultural issues and other special concerns.
- Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate.
- Validates and documents patient and family understanding of
teaching.
- Maintains professional growth and development through ongoing
formal and informal education and clinical nursing study.
- Other duties as assigned.Education:
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN
preferred.Certifications:
- Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
- Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart
Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire.
- If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must
be presented upon hire or within first year of employment.
- Within one year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and
Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart
Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation
Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider
status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and
maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American
Heart Association (AHA).
- ONS Chemo/Bio course completed within two years of hire if
employed on units where chemo is administered.
- If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year
of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
- If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through
American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of
beginning work in the Emergency Department.
- In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC -
adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon
hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency
Department.
- Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a
cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying
education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation
cycle, if they work in -medical oncology, radiation oncology,
-cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy
within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.Complexity of Work:
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the
ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take
appropriate action.Work Experience:
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital
setting required for acute care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or
skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience required for SNF care
settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab
experience required for rehab care settings.
- Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or
Emergency Department (ED) experience required for ED settings.
- Will consider licensed military RN experience.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.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.
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