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Job TitlePRN RN - Special Care Nursery
LocationCanton
FacilityMercy Hospital
DepartmentMedical and Surgical Unit 2A and 2C Maternity-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital
Job CodeF24015
ShiftNights
Schedule7:00pm-7:30am
Job Summary
Job Details
*This position is eligible for a shift differential of $3.50/hour.*
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. 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.
Childbirth is one of life’s most special moments. Patients deserve to have a voice in the care they and their baby receive, and Mercy Hospital’s Special Care Nursery, which is a Level 2 NICU, ensures their voices are heard. This unit strives to give their tiny patients and the mother the best care. As an RN on the Special Care Nursery team, you will deliver exceptional care, throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will support the post-partum, unit allowing you to interact directly with mom, baby and their families.
We realize that flexibility is essential for many caregivers today. That’s why we offer a variety of PRN shift options—including staggered start times, flexible shift lengths, and specialized assignments—to fit your lifestyle. We’re proud to welcome experienced nurses into our caregiver family and are committed to providing the flexibility you need, no matter what life brings.
A PRN caregiver in this position works varying nights from 7:00PM – 7:30AM, including weekends and holidays.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
• Provide direct nursing care.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans.
• Monitor, record and communicate patients’ conditions.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN)
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through the American Red Cross upon hire or within first year of employment
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Heart Association (AHA) within first year of employment
• External applicants: two years of recent related nursing experience
• Internal applicants with less than two years’ experience, but post orientation/90-day probationary period, could be considered with the Chief Nursing Officer level review and approval
• Will consider military RN experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Critical care 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.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
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