Join Cleveland Clinic's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country for cardiac care. The Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute cares for patients with a variety of heart, vascular and thoracic diseases and provides the highest level of patient care, innovative treatments and a welcoming environment to all.

The J62 nursing unit is one of five Cardiothoracic Surgery Step-down Units at Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus and offers 24 beds to patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery, valve repair or replacement and minimally invasive or off-pump coronary bypass surgery. This unit, along with the J51 and J53 units, also cares for all cardiac-related admissions, including Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD/RVAD) and nitroglycerin drips to manage chest pain.

A caregiver in this position works Day/Evening Rotation, from 7:00am-7:30pm or 3:00pm-11:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Supervise and coordinate unit clinical operations.

• Provide patient care.

• Facilitate communication and collaboration among unit caregivers and other departments/units.

• Review major operational patient care issues with Nurse Managers.

• Provide ongoing clinical evaluations of caregivers, counsel caregivers on performance issues, administer initial corrective actions and monitor attendance issues.

• Interview, select and orient new caregivers.

• Prepare work schedules to ensure adequate coverage on all shifts.

• Participate in and support quality improvement projects, outcomes, studies and research initiatives.

• Assume responsibilities of the Nurse Manager in their absence.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN).

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).

• Two years of recent clinical nursing experience.

• Strong demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills.

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.

• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.

• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily 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.

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