RN – Observation Unit
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Warrensville Heights, Ohio
You'll care for patients who need a quick evaluation to decide between inpatient and outpatient care.
Posted Oct 12 · 1 year of experience
- Shift and hours
- Day/night rotation · 12.5-hour shifts, 7:00am to 7:30pm and 7:00pm to 7:30am Day/Night Rotation 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am
- Unit and setting
- Observation Unit at South Pointe Hospital · Hospital provides care to and observes patients requiring expedited evaluation to determine the appropriate inpatient/outpatient interventionPatients needing expedited evaluation for inpatient or outpatient care
- License
- RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)Current state RN licensure
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current state RN licensure Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certification
- BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR American Red Cross
- Education
- ADN or BSN from an accredited school of professional nursing Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- 1 year current acute care RN experience; military RN experience considered
What it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsRN loan repayment for student debtour RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt
- BenefitsTuition reimbursementour Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career
- BenefitsRelocation assistance for eligible hiresyou could be eligible for relocation assistance
- BenefitsProfessional development courses, online and in personthe Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills
- RN Loan Repayment program
- Tuition Reimbursement program
More benefits (2)
- relocation assistance (eligibility stated)
- professional development resources including furthering education and online/in-person courses
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Assessing and coordinating patient discharge needs Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
- Day to day
- Patient and family teaching Educate patients and their families.
- Weekends
- Every other weekend with every other weekend and holiday rotation requirements
- Holidays
- Holiday rotation
- Details
- Extended standing and walking Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- Details
- Full range of body motion, including lifting patients Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient
- Details
- Medium work: 20 to 50 lb occasionally, 10 to 25 lb frequently Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently
- Details
- Stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Details
- Exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
- Details
- Annual flu vaccine or approved exemption obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption
- Details
- Drug testing follows every job offer All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
Posted on Cleveland Clinic Health System’s careers page.
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At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Job Title RN – Observation Unit Location Warrensville Hts Facility South Pointe Hospital Department Observation Unit-South Pointe Hospital Job Code F00165 Shift Day/Night Rotation Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This community-based teaching hospital is a prominent figure in the communities in and around Cuyahoga County known for its quality patient-centered care and active participation in community programs, events, and volunteer activities. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Known for their excellent assessment skills, South Pointe Hospital’s Observation Unit provides care to and observes patients requiring expedited evaluation to determine the appropriate inpatient/outpatient intervention. As an RN on this team, you will assist fellow caregivers with providing exceptional care to patients from initial introduction to discharge. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and supply healthcare education as needed.
Additionally, the Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills. How You’ll Benefit Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources. A caregiver in this position works day/night rotation from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with every other weekend and holiday rotation requirements.
A caregiver who excels in this role will
Provide direct nursing care. Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans. Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions. Administer prescribed medications and treatments. Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. Educate patients and their families.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program) Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR American Red Cross One-year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) 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. 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 drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
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. If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster . Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
What's around it?
Warrensville Heights, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,044/mo
- Household income
- $49,669/yr, all local households, not nurse pay