Job Description

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Job Title

RN - Medical/Surgical Oncology

Location

Canton

Facility

Mercy Hospital

Department

Medical and Surgical Unit 8M-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code

F00165

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

 

*This position is eligible for a shift differential of $5/ hour.* 

 

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

 

Mercy Hospital’s 8M Medical /Surgical   Oncology Unit focuses on meeting a patient’s physical, psychological,   social   and spiritual needs to improve their quality of life and support their loved ones. 8M caregivers provide care to oncology and hospice patients with cancer diagnoses, chest pain, shortness of breath, COPD, and abdominal pain. Additionally, this unit provides patients with end-of-life care.   As an RN on this team, you will have the chance to enhance each patient’s expe rience, while they are going through   a   challenging   time .  

 

How   You’ll   Benefit  

• Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if   you’re   relocating   to join us, you could be eligible for relocation   assistance .  

• Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority,   identifying ,   reporting   and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.  

 

A caregiver in this position works   night s from  7:00 P M – 7:30 A M , including rotating weekends and holidays .  

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide direct nursing care.  

• Implement, monitor, evaluate,   update   and revise patient care plans.  

• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions.  

• Administer   prescribed medications and treatments.  

• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.  

• Assess and   coordinate   patients’ discharge needs.  

• Educate patients and their families .  

• O btain a cancer specific certification or   demonstrate   ongoing qualifying education within the   timeframe   of the facilities accreditation cycle.  

• RNs on units where chemotherapy is administered: complete ONS Chemo/Bio course within two years of employment.  

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing  ( Diploma,   ADN   or BSN program) 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)  or American Red Cross  

• One-year of current acute care RN experience   OR licensed   military RN experience  

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor of   S cience in   N ursing (BSN)  

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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration:

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster . 

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Job Tags

Relocation, Relocation package, Shift work, Night shift

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