Join Cleveland Clinic’s Avon Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. As one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in northeast Ohio, Avon Hospital has brought the future of medicine close to home for the residents in and around Lorain and Cuyahoga County. This regional hospital offers endless opportunities to build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world while making meaningful differences in the lives of others.
Avon Hospital offers a wide range of surgical services. Whether patients require minimally invasive procedures or major surgeries, this surgical team is dedicated to providing patients with excellent care in a safe, family-friendly environment. As an RN on the OR Surgery team, you will use your comprehensive skills and expertise to collaborate with fellow caregivers providing exceptional patient care to those undergoing surgical or procedures. In this role, you can make a lasting difference in your community while enhancing your nursing skills and pursuing professional development resources at Cleveland Clinic.
A caregiver in this position works variable shifts from 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Deliver professional nursing care in an operative setting to adult and pediatric patients undergoing surgical or other invasive procedures.
- Perform scrub functions, such as selecting and handling instruments and supplies.
- Performing circulating functions, such as monitoring, recording and communicating patient conditions and managing the overall nursing care of patients before, during and after the procedure.
- Assist the operating physician with surgical tasks, such as hemostasis, suturing, wound exposure and patient positioning.
- Prepare the operating room, surgical instruments and surgical equipment for use.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Graduate of an accredited school of Professional Nursing
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Operating room experience
- One year of recent related clinical experience for internal applicants OR Two years of recent related clinical experience
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Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- 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 for procedures.
Pay Range
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