Heart and Lung Transplant Nurse

4 weeks ago


Cleveland, Ohio, United States Cleveland Clinic Full time

Job Summary

Cleveland Clinic is seeking a skilled and compassionate Heart and Lung Transplant Nurse to join our team. As a critical care registered nurse, you will provide high-quality patient care to individuals who have received or are awaiting a heart or lung transplant.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct nursing care to patients in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols.
  • Implement and monitor patient care plans to ensure optimal outcomes.
  • Monitor and document patient condition, including vital signs and medication administration.
  • Evaluate and update patient care plans as needed to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes.
  • Coordinate patient care with members of the healthcare team to ensure well-coordinated care.
  • Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocol.
  • Assess and coordinate patient discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
  • Assess educational needs of patients and significant others, considering cultural issues and other special concerns.
  • Provide teaching and educational materials as appropriate.
  • Validate and document patient and family understanding of teaching.

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
  • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the AHA, if required for the unit.
  • Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting.

Work Environment

  • Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, 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.

Personal Protective Equipment

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Keywords

  • Heart and Lung Transplant
  • Critical Care
  • Step-down
  • Stepdown
  • Step down
  • Post operative
  • Pre operative
  • Post surgery
  • Heart failure
  • Cardiac
  • Cardio
  • Cardiology
  • HVI
  • HVTI
  • Critical Care
  • J82
  • J8-2
  • Transplant Nurse


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