RN Ambulatory – Urogynecology

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital 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 work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career. 

As an RN in the Women's Health Multispecialty Clinic, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care to diverse populations in the Urogynecology Unit, from initial introduction to final send-off. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, their families and visitors, offering the opportunity to see them through some challenging and stressful times in their early lives. As needed, you will float between the Hillcrest, Akron Health and Wellness, Akron White Pond and Main Campus. Additionally, the Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:30PM, with flexibility for earlier start times.

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) 
• 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)  
• Urology and/or Gynecology experience
• Experience working in a procedural area

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Work Experience:

• Minimum one year recent experience as a Registered Nurse.
• If current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting transferring into a RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience (e.g. Dialysis Tech., Ambulatory CT., in lieu of RN experience,  or if current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area as ambulatory area transferring into will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and /or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience(Dialysis Tech. , Ambulatory CT., Inpatient PCNA, inpatient C.T., Inpatient LPN, in lieu of RN experience.   Current demonstrated clinical competence.

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.