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Job TitleRN PRN - Acute Care Epilepsy Monitoring

                        

LocationAkron

                    

FacilityAkron General Medical Center

                     

DepartmentEpilepsy Monitoring Unit-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job CodeAK0659

                     

ShiftDay/Evening/Night/Weekend

                       

Schedule12:00am-12:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

RN PRN -  Acute Care Epilepsy Monitoring

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class healthcare to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of dedicated professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.  

The Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center has one of the largest, most comprehensive programs in the world for the evaluation and medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy. As part of our Akron General Hospital family of caregivers, you help adult, neonate and adolescent patients experience healthcare at its finest.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Deliver patient care utilizing the case management principles, the nursing process and knowledge from various healthcare disciplines.  Manage assigned personnel and collaborate with members of other healthcare disciplines. Promote and demonstrate nursing caring standards and guest relations standards. Complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.  Involve patients and families in developing plans of care, coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care and serving as a patient advocate.  Provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.  Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process. Delegate tasks / assignments and serve as a resource person. Pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications, maintain applicable certification / licensure and obtain any required certifications specific to the unit. Be involved in professional development and review processes, adhere to values/guest service standards and guiding principles, complete mandatory education and training and maintain BLS and ACLS certifications.

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 One year of acute care nursing experience Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification if assigned to designated units where requiredCompleted Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics within six months of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)  

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Physical Requirements:

Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordinationStanding and walking for extended periods of timeCorrected vision and hearing to normal rangeWorking under stressful conditions and irregular hoursExposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluidsMedium 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 in excess of those for Light Work

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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