RN Ambulatory Wound

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will provide stellar patient care, work with state-of-the-art technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

South Pointe Hospital's Wound Healing Center offers chronic wound care management in an outpatient setting. The Wound Healing Center uses a unique multidisciplinary approach to wound healing and provides complete wound care services to those suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, compromised skin grafts and flaps, as well as slow-healing wounds. Our Center offers a comprehensive range of treatments, so patients know they are getting the most advanced care for their wound. The Center also offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) on-site, which can be an essential part of the healing process.

How You'll Benefit

* Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career.
* Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.

A caregiver in this position works days, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

* Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.
* Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage and establish care plans.
* Administer medications and treatments.
* Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.
* Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings.
* Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and specialized patient care equipment.
* Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.
* Cover other nursing roles within the department.
* Travel within the region to support physician clinics and surgical procedures, as needed.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

* Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing
* Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
* Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
* One year of recent experience as an RN OR LPN, Medical Assistant and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience if applicant is a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting OR a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area transferring into an ambulatory area

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

* Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
* Wound Care experience

Physical Requirements:

* Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
* Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
* May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
* Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
* Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

* Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $31.50

Maximum hourly: $49.90

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).