RN - Acute Care Epilepsy Monitoring

RN PRN – Acute Care Epilepsy Monitoring

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class healthcare to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of dedicated professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

The Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center has one of the largest, most comprehensive programs in the world for the evaluation and medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy. As part of our Akron General Hospital family of caregivers, you help adult, neonate and adolescent patients experience healthcare at its finest.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts.

A Caregiver Who Excels In This Role Will

• Deliver patient care utilizing the case management principles, the nursing process and knowledge from various healthcare disciplines.
• Manage assigned personnel and collaborate with members of other healthcare disciplines.
• Promote and demonstrate nursing caring standards and guest relations standards.
• Complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
• Involve patients and families in developing plans of care, coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care and serving as a patient advocate.
• Provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.
• Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process.
• Delegate tasks / assignments and serve as a resource person.
• Pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications, maintain applicable certification / licensure and obtain any required certifications specific to the unit.
• Be involved in professional development and review processes, adhere to values/guest service standards and guiding principles, complete mandatory education and training and maintain BLS and ACLS certifications.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications For The Ideal Future Caregiver Include

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• One year of acute care nursing experience
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification if assigned to designated units where required
• Completed Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics within six months of hire
  
  

Preferred Qualifications For The Ideal Future Caregiver Include

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)
  
  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

Physical Requirements

• Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination
• Standing and walking for extended periods of time
• Corrected vision and hearing to normal range
• 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 in excess of those for Light Work
  
  

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
  
  

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