RN Hospital Nightingale - Flex

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 Hospital Nightingale - Flex Location Independence Facility Independence Family Health Center Department Job Code F99859 Shift Days Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/10:00am-10:30pm Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

The Nightingale Flex program provides an opportunity for retired Cleveland Clinic RNs to continue using their nursing expertise in a flexible inpatient support role. Caregivers in this position support inpatient nursing teams with admissions, discharges, patient education and other clinical and administrative activities, helping bedside nurses focus on direct patient care without taking on a traditional patient assignment. This PRN role provides an opportunity to remain connected to Cleveland Clinic, support fellow caregivers, contribute to quality patient care and participate in special projects or additional program activities while maintaining flexibility in scheduling.

A caregiver in this position works variable shifts of 4, 6, 8 or 12 hours and is required to work a minimum of 192 hours per calendar year. The current work location is Hillcrest Hospital. The program will expand to additional Cleveland Clinic hospitals based on organizational needs.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care. Provide coaching, teaching, and educational material as appropriate. Assess and coordinate patients’ admission planning, discharge planning and educational needs. Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions. Evaluate, update and revise plans of care. Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

Minimum qualifications

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a RN Hospital position at the Cleveland Clinic prior to retirement. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred qualifications

Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) Physical

Requirements

Ability to stand and walk for periods of time. Ability to sit at a computerized workstation for extended periods. May require full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Possible exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids. Medium Work – May include 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.

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