RN - Observation Unit

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Beachwood
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

RN - Observation Unit Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience world-class, state-of-the-art healthcare at its best. On this team, you will provide stellar support to patients assigned to your assigned unit. South Pointe Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. You will work with innovative technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Known for their excellent assessment skills, South Pointe Hospital's Observation Unit provides care to and observes patients requiring expedited evaluation to determine the appropriate inpatient/outpatient intervention. You'll experience endless learning opportunities while interacting with diverse populations in a fast-paced environment with a high patient turnover rate. A caregiver in this position works rotating shifts from 7:00PM-7:30AM or 7:00AM-7:30PM. 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
  • Will consider military RN experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) 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: 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 WorkPersonal 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.

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