RN - Pre/Post Operative Unit

RN - Pre/Post Operative Unit at Cleveland Clinic summary:

As an RN in the Pre/Post Operative Unit at Cleveland Clinic Mentor Hospital, you provide direct nursing care to surgical patients, ensuring their safety and comfort before and after operations. You administer medications, monitor patient conditions, update care plans, and coordinate discharge needs while educating patients and families. This role requires acute care experience, professional nursing licensure, and involves working in a supportive, patient-centered environment with advanced surgical technology.

Join the Cleveland Clinic Mentor Hospital team and experience world-class care at its best. This state-of-the-art facility offers Lake County residents enhanced access to Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s top healthcare systems. With four operating rooms, 34 inpatient care rooms and a helipad, we are making access to high-quality care close to home easier than ever for our Lake County patients. Here, you can become part of Mentor’s supportive environment where everyone excels and is valued for what they bring to the team.

Cleveland Clinic specializes in comprehensive surgical services for patients of all ages. With a focus on advanced technology, the Mentor Hospital Pre-Op and Operating Rooms provide the opportunity to gain valuable experience while helping facilitate the best healthcare experience possible. As an RN in this unit, you will help ensure patients have the care they need quickly. All the while, your fellow caregivers will assist you, offering a cohesive, encouraging and constructive front to enhance the patient's experience and your skills as a nurse. 

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. For a full list of benefits, click here . 
• 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 part time with the following shift options: 5:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. OR 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

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. 

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)
• One year of current acute care RN experience OR military RN experience 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor of science in nursing (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.

Pay Range

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.

Keywords:

registered nurse, preoperative care, postoperative care, acute care nursing, patient monitoring, medication administration, care plan evaluation, patient education, surgical nursing, healthcare