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RN - Cardiac ICU

You'll work in a 14-bed cardiac ICU monitoring patients with heart attacks, chest pains and dangerous irregular rhythms.

Posted Oct 9 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours
Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. A caregiver in this role works nights from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. with weekend and holiday requirements.
Unit and setting
Kemper Cardiac ICU · Hospital provides 24/7 monitoring of patients suffering from heart diseases and conditionspatients with heart disease
License
RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)Current state RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Current state RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Certification
BLS from AHA or Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Certification
ACLS within first year of hire, required in critical careAfter hire · within first year of hire *If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of hire
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program (diploma, ADN or BSN) Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
Experience
One year current acute care RN experience (or military RN) One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience

What it pays

Tuition assistance
Offered
Loan repayment
Offered

Benefits

  • BenefitsRN loan repayment program 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, if eligibleyou could be eligible for relocation assistance
  • RN Loan Repayment program
  • Tuition Reimbursement program
  • relocation assistance eligibility
  • workplace violence prevention and caregiver safety resources

The role and schedule

Day to day
monitoring sedated patients for TEE and cardioversion regularly assists in the monitoring and care of patients receiving moderate sedation procedures, such as transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and cardioversions
Day to day
rapid responses and Code Blues respond to all in-patient rapid responses and Code Blue alarms
Day to day
Code Crimson team participate in the Code Crimson team
Day to day
patient and family teaching Educate patients and their families.
Day to day
discharge planning Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
Unit size
14-bed ICU a busy and fast-paced 14-bed Intensive Care Unit
Weekends
Weekend shifts required with weekend and holiday requirements
Holidays
Holiday shifts required
Details
Magnet-designated hospital Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital
Details
Stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
Details
Standing and walking for extended periods Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
Details
Exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
Details
Drug test after every job offer All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Details
Annual flu vaccine or approved exemption required 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

Cleveland Clinic Health System
Health system employer

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, 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?
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On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

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 - Cardiac ICU Location Cleveland Facility Fairview Hospital Department Kemper Ccu-Fairview Hospital Job Code F00165 Shift Nights Schedule 7:00pm-7:30pm Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

The Kemper Cardiac Intensive Care Unit is a busy and fast-paced 14-bed Intensive Care Unit that provides 24/7 monitoring of patients suffering from heart diseases and conditions, such as chest pains, heart attacks, or life-threatening irregular heart rhythms. Caregivers in this unit work with the Department of Cardiology and the Invasive Cardiology team, participate in the Code Crimson team, respond to all in-patient rapid responses and Code Blue alarms, and regularly assists in the monitoring and care of patients receiving moderate sedation procedures, such as transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and cardioversions. As an RN on this 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. 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 role works nights from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with weekend and holiday 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 (Diploma, 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 *If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of hire One year of current acute care RN experience OR 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.

What's around it?

In Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent
$945/mo
Household income
$40,801/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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