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New Grad RN – Heart & Lung Transplant Stepdown

Cleveland, OH, US


req#: 276266
Location: Cleveland, OH

Facilities: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus,

Professional Area: Nursing – New Grad

Department: 2252 J8-2 Heart/Lung Transplant-Nursing Institute

Job Code: F99938

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Day/Night Rotation

Registered Nurse (RN) Resident I – Heart & Lung Transplant Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. The J82 Heart and Lung Transplant Unit is part of Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular and Thoracic institute. Since 1995, Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country for cardiac care.  J82 is a 24-bed unit that provides care to heart and lung transplant patients who have either received or are awaiting a heart or lung transplant. In addition, this unit serves as a cardiac telemetry unit for medical patients who have recently had a catheterization, electrophysiology procedure or unstable angina.  A caregiver in this position works Day/Night Rotation, from 7:00am—7:30pm or 7:00pm—7:30am.   A caregiver who excels in this role will:   Participate in a residency core curriculum based on individual learning needs.   Provide direct nursing care alongside a success coach.   Establish and/or revise priorities for patient care (acuity of need, patient preference and resource availability).   Respond to data indicating risk to patients’ health and initiate action to correct, reduce or prevent risk.   Seek supervision, consultation and assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.   Document in patients’ medical records.   Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.   Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).   Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).  New graduate RN OR less than one year of RN work experience.  Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN).  Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/    

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 for procedures.

KEYWORDS: Heart and Lung Transplant, Critical Care, Step-down, Stepdown, Step down, post operative, pre operative, post surgery, heart failure, cardiac, cardio, cardiology, HVI, HVTI, Critical Care, J82, J8-2, Transplant Nurse, Kelly Lichman, Registered Nurse, RN

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