RN Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Akron
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

ONA Bidding Period: 8/6/24 - 8/10/24Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. - -Epilepsy is a neurological condition involving the brain that makes people more susceptible to having recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Akron General runs an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, a four-bed monitoring unit allowing epilepsy specialists to diagnose a seizure problem accurately and design the best possible treatment plan. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will work under the direction of the Director to provide nursing care in accordance with the Standards of Safe Nursing Practice/Ohio Administrative Code and Understanding Scopes of Practice/Ohio Board of Nursing and ANA Scope and Standards of Care. RNs are responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for a given patient population within the established standards and practices of Akron General. - - -A caregiver in this position works 7:00PM - 7:00AM. -A caregiver who excels in this role will: - -

• Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs. - -
  • Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach. - -
    • Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care (acuity of need, patient preference and resource availability). - -
      • Respond to data indicating risk to patients' health and initiate action to correct, reduce or prevent risk. - -
        • Seek supervision, consultation and assistance when unable to perform safely and independently. - -
          • Document in patients' medical records. - -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). -
                  • New graduate RN OR less than one year of RN work experience. -Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: -
                    • Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). -Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: -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 for procedures.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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