RN - Clinical Decision Unit

Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin South Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This 100-bed hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County. Here, you will work alongside passionate physicians, nurses, and other caregivers in a family-oriented, supportive environment. Martin South Hospital's Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) provides observation for patients to decide if they can be discharged or if they need admitted. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for providing direct nursing care, monitoring, recording and communicating patients' condition, implementing and monitoring patient care plans and administering medications and treatments. On this nursing team, you will feel supported and appreciated for the knowledge you have to share, have access to our advanced technology and research to ensure all patients receive world-class care and make meaningful differences in patients' lives every day. The ideal future caregiver is someone who: * Provides care with compassion and empathy. * Demonstrates a strong work ethic. * Thrives in a team environment. * Can critically think and problem solve for patients' best interests. Cleveland Clinic values and supports our nurses by offering student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement to eligible full- and part-time RNs. At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. Responsibilities: * Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Implements and monitors patient care plans. * Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. * Monitors and documents patient's condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and/or interventions. * Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes. * Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. * Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocol. * Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. * Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. * Assesses educational needs of the patient and significant others considering cultural issues and other special concerns. * Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate. * Validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching. * Maintains professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursing study. * Other duties as assigned. Education: * Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN preferred. Certifications: * Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN). * Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire. * ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 1 year of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered. * If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. * If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. * In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC - adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC - pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency Department. * Vascular Access Registered Nurse (VARN) program attendance required and obtains either a Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) certification upon hire or within a year of hire in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) areas. Complexity of Work: * Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. * Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Work Experience: * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting required for acute care settings. * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience required for SNF care settings. * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab experience required for rehab care settings. * Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or Emergency Department (ED) experience required for ED settings. * Will consider licensed military RN experience. 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. Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.