Registered Nurse - PACU - Recovery Room - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care

Registered Nurse - PACU - Recovery Room

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 metro area and Florida. Here, you will 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. The Registered Nurse in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic Weston provides direct patient care to pre- and post-operative patients, from adolescent to geriatric, following established standards, department guidelines and hospital policies and procedures. The RN will use their strong assessment skills to collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team in order to provide the best outcomes for each patient. This role plays an integral part in ensuring patient advocacy, safety and education. The hours of this full-time position are primarily four 9-hour shifts per week, 6am-3:30pm, with approximately 6 on-call shifts per every 5-week schedule, covering overnight and weekend hours. A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR RN EXPERIENCE IN A PACU OR ICU IS REQUIRED. Ideal future caregivers for this position are those who: * Has at least one year of experience as an RN in a PACU or ICU (REQUIRED). * Can work under minimal supervision in stressful environments. * Can provide patient-centered care with empathy and compassion. * Work well in a close-knit, team building community. * Currently are licensed Registered Nurses with Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). This is an excellent opportunity for already established RNs to gain hands-on experience in this rewarding unit. Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand. Responsibilities: * Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Implements and monitors patient care plans. * Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. * Monitors and documents patient's condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and/or interventions. * Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes. * Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. * Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocol. * Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. * Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. * Assesses educational needs of the patient and significant others considering cultural issues and other special concerns. * Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate. * Validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching. * Maintains professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study. * Other duties as assigned. Education: * Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN preferred. * Critical Care Course for the acute care setting. * Periop 101 or validated OJT for the Operating room setting. Certifications: * Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN). * Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire. * Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment based on the department service level RN is hired into. * Within one year of hire RNs in NICU, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider status * Within one year of hire RNs in Labor and Delivery, must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) * ONS Chemo/Bio course completed within two years of hire if employed on units where chemo is administered. * If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. * If in an area providing care to Pediatrics, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. * In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months 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: * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting required for acute care settings. * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience required for SNF care settings. * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab experience required for rehab care settings. * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or Emergency Department (ED) experience required for ED settings. * Will consider licensed military 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. 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.