RN - Geriatric Psych

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: October 11, 2024

Job Description:

Join Cleveland Clinic's Lutheran Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Located near downtown Cleveland, you will enjoy its wide variety of shopping and dining, proximity to sporting events, and the option of walking or biking to work. While enjoying the perks of being in the heart of Cleveland, you will also 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. - - -Lutheran Hospital's 6D Geriatric Psych Unit specializes in the unique care of patients ages 55 and older. This unit is dedicated to helping patients achieve healthier and more productive lives through evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of any disturbances of thought, feelings, mood, behavior, and any co-morbidities. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for providing direct nursing care, implementing and monitoring patient care plans, administering medication and treatments, assessing and coordinating patients' discharge plans, and monitoring, recording and communicating patients' condition. -The ideal future caregiver is someone who: -

• Demonstrates empathy and compassion toward patients. - -
  • Has an interest in caring for older adults. - -
    • Has previous experience in medical and psychiatric patient care. - -
      • Is self-motivated and enthusiastic about gaining new experiences. - -
        • Thrives in a collaborative, team environment. -By taking this opportunity, you'll build a rewarding career making meaningful differences in the lives of others. Cleveland Clinic values and supports our nurses by offering student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement to eligible full- and part-time RNs. You'll remain professionally challenged and supported as you shape the career of your dreams and find where you belong, here at Cleveland Clinic. - - -At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. -Responsibilities:
          • Participates in a residency core curriculum based on their individual learning needs.
          • Provides direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
          • Establishes and/or revises priorities for patient care activities based on the following: acuity of need, patient preference, and resource availability.
          • Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care for patients.
          • Responds to data indicating risk to individual's health and initiates action to correct, reduce, or prevent the risk.
          • Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.
          • Complies with established hospital/department personnel policies.
          • Uses communication strategies in order to achieve desirable outcomes.
          • Documents in patient's medical record according to established guidelines.
          • Other duties as assigned.Education:
            • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
            • BSN preferredCertifications:
              • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
              • Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
              • If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
              • Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in -medical oncology, radiation oncology, -cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.Complexity of Work:
                • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
                • Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.Work Experience:
                  • New grad or less than one year RN work experience or if experience RN moving from non-inpatient to acute direct care clinical inpatient setting with less than one year current acute direct patient care RN 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 for procedures.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.

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