RN - Med/Surg

Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lodi Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This community-based hospital is a member of Cleveland Clinic Akron General and has provided top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Medina County since 1920. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Lodi Hospital’s East Wing is considered a med/surg unit that can be used for swing, rehab, observation, and inpatient care. Caregivers in this unit wear multiple hats and are known for being a flexible, versatile and small team. This team welcomes new grad RNs and LPN to RN program participants to apply!

A caregiver in this position works 7:00pm – 7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate total nursing care for assigned patients.

• Utilize the nursing process in planning and achieving goal-directed outcomes for patient care.

• Provide leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary team personnel.

• Maintain the standards of nursing care and implement the policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.

• Assume responsibility for maintaining current nursing knowledge and proficiency in nursing skills required to perform activities on assigned nursing unit.

• Prioritize nursing care for assigned patients based on assessment data and identified needs using critical thinking skills.

• Assess urgent and emergent health conditions using both physiologically and technologically derived data.

• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' condition.

• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.

• Recognize and report abnormal clinical results and report to physician in a timely manner.

• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patient responses and conditions.

• Delegate and supervise nursing care in accordance with the identified needs of the patients, caregiver capabilities and workload.

• Administer medications in compliance with hospital policy and maintain current knowledge of medications.

• Document data related to patients care including medical history, assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.

• Manage patient pain relief by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patient responses, and changing care plans accordingly.

• Advocate for patient and family needsand/or provide emotional support for patients and their families.

• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.

• Instruct patients, families and others on topics such as health education, disease prevention and care, and discharge instructions.

• Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.

• Assumes Charge Nurse duties as needed.

• Complete mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department specific competencies and requirements, applicable certification/licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio.

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

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