Experienced RN (PRN) - Cardiology Stepdown

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: April 10, 2025

Job Description:

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. The J71/J72/J73 nursing units for Cardiac and Heart Failure Step-down are part of Cleveland Clinic's Heart, Vascular and Thoracic institute. Since 1995, Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as of the top hospitals for Cardiology in the country. - -


As a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac and Heart Failure Step-down unit, you will provide care to patients who suffer from angina and/or myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmia, ICD/pacemaker insertion, ablation and cardioversion. In addition, RNs provide care to pre-operative patients undergoing open heart surgery for CAD, TAVR, aneurysms, faulty heart values and pulmonary hypertension. An RN in this role is familiar with complex medical histories, innovative surgical procedures, pain modalities, and comprehensive nutritional support.



Your primary duties will include: -

--- Providing direct nursing care. -

--- Monitoring, recording and communicating patients' conditions as appropriate. -

--- Preparing patient care plans. -

--- Administering prescribed medications. - -

--- Performing bedside hand-off reports and thorough bedside daily rounds. -


The ideal future caregiver is someone who: -

--- Is a team player. -

--- Has good communication skills. -

---Can adapt to change. -

--- Has an interest in growing leadership skills. -

--- Can critically think and problem solve for patients' best interests. -


This is an excellent opportunity for already established RNs to discover Cleveland Clinic's Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, and gain hands-on experience in this rewarding unit. - -


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.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• 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.
    • If in a Critical Care area an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment.
    • Within one year of hire RNs in Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation will achieve and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) with the exception of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RNs who must achieve and maintain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider status and RNs in the Special Delivery Unit, who must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).
    • (ONS) Chemo/Bio course complete within 2 years of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered.
    • If in an Adult/Combined EDs, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA). 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:
        • External applicants must have two years recent related nursing experience.
        • Internal applicants with less than two years' experience but post orientation /90 day probationary period could be considered with Chief Nursing Officer level review and approval.
        • Successfully pass all prescreen competency assessments required.
        • 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.KEYWORDS: J71, J73, J7-1, J7-3, Cardiac, HVI, HVTI, -Cardio, Heart, Step-down, Step down, Surgical, Surgery, -Cardiology, George Rouse, Registered Nurse, RN, Cardiology, Inpatient, Stepdown, Critical Care, Telemetry, Tele, CHF, post operative, open heart, PCI#LI-AF1Salaries [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.

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