PRN RN - Acute Care Oncology
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Akron General Medical Center
You'll work on Akron General's 27-bed oncology unit caring for cancer and hospice patients and building chemo competency.
Posted Oct 1 · 2 years of experience
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Varying days and hours · flexible shift lengths A PRN caregiver in this position works varying days and hours. including staggered start times, flexible shift lengths, and specialized assignments48 hours per 6-week period
- Unit and setting
- 5400 Oncology Unit · Hospital Akron General’s 27-bed 5400 Oncology Unit provides care to cancer and hospice patientscancer and hospice patients
- License
- RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)current state RN licensure
- Term
- Per Diem PRN RN - Acute Care OncologyPRN
Do you qualify?
- License
- current state RN licensure Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certification
- BLS from the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certification
- ONS Chemo/Bio course, only if working on units where chemo is givenAfter hire · within two years of employment (ONS) Chemo/Bio course complete within two years of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered
- Education
- graduate of an accredited RN program (diploma, ADN or BSN) Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- 2 years of recent related nursing experience for external applicants External applicants: two years of recent related nursing experience
- Also asks
- internal applicants may have under 2 years of experience with CNO approval after orientation/90-day probation Internal applicants: less than two years of experience, but post orientation/90-day probationary period considered with the Chief Nursing Officer approval for internal applicants
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- primary coordinator across all disciplines Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Day to day
- chemotherapy competency training trains caregivers to give therapy and provides hands-on learning to achieve chemotherapy competency
- Day to day
- discharge needs assessment and coordination Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
- Unit size
- 27-bed oncology unit Akron General’s 27-bed 5400 Oncology Unit
- Details
- standing and walking for extended periods Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- 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
- full body motion, handling and lifting patients Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient
- Details
- drug testing after any offer of employment All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
- Details
- annual influenza vaccination or approved exemption 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.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Oncology is a specialty you move into. Chemo cards are the working credential; infusion hires in too.
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 PRN RN - Acute Care Oncology Location Akron Facility Akron General Medical Center Department 5400 Oncology Unit-Cleveland Clinic Akron General Job Code F24015 Shift Variable Schedule 12:00am-12:00am Job Summary
Job Details
Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
Akron General’s 27-bed 5400 Oncology Unit provides care to cancer and hospice patients, trains caregivers to give therapy and provides hands-on learning to achieve chemotherapy competency. As an RN on the team, you will deliver exceptional care, throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will interact directly with patients and their families, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed.
Here, you will have the profound opportunity to positively impact the patient experience and have a big impact on their and their families' lives. We realize that flexibility is essential for many caregivers today. That’s why we offer a variety of PRN shift options—including staggered start times, flexible shift lengths, and specialized assignments—to fit your lifestyle.
We’re proud to welcome experienced nurses into our caregiver family and are committed to providing the flexibility you need, no matter what life brings. A PRN caregiver in this position works varying days and hours. Working 48 hours per 6-week period will be required.
A caregiver who excels in this role will
Provide direct nursing care. Implement and monitor patient care plans. Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. Monitor, record and communicate patients’ conditions. Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. Maintain professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program) Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) (ONS) Chemo/Bio course complete within two years of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered External applicants: two years of recent related nursing experience Internal applicants: less than two years of experience, but post orientation/90-day probationary period considered with the Chief Nursing Officer approval for internal applicants Will consider licensed 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.
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