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RN - Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You'll care for GI patients and those recovering from heart, liver, or kidney transplants in the IMCU. Cleveland Clinic is an academic medical center.

Posted Aug 10

Shift and hours
Days, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00 a.m. -- 7:30 p.m.
Unit and setting
Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU), Weston Hospital · Hospital GI patients and heart, liver and kidney transplant recoveries
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 (AHA or American Red Cross) Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Certification
ACLS within one year of hireAfter hire · within one year of hire Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon or within one year of hire
Education
graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing
Experience
1 year current acute care RN experience, or licensed military RN experience One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience

Preferred

Education
BSN Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Experience
2 years of experience Two years of experience

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 relocating hiresAnd if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
  • RN Loan Repayment
  • Relocation Assistance

The role and schedule

Day to day
discharge planning Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
Day to day
patient and family teaching Educate patients and their families.
Details
stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
Details
standing and walking for long periods Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
Details
handling and lifting patients Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
Details
exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

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?
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On your path

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Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Weston Hospital’s Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) provides specialized care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders as well as those recovering from heart, liver, and kidney transplants, offering an advanced level of monitoring and treatment that exceeds routine care while remaining distinct from the intensity of critical care. As an RN on this team, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care, from initial introduction to final send-off. 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.

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 days from 7:00 a.m. -- 7:30 p.m.

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 Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) One year of current acute care RN experience OR licensed military RN experience Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon or within one year of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include

Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) Two years of experience

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.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

What's around it?

In Fort Lauderdale, FL

Fort Lauderdale, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% above the US average

Median rent
$1,854/mo
Household income
$83,130/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Fort Lauderdale, FL

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