RN Ambulatory -- Hematology Oncology

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Join Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Center and become part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Known for its continuous clinical trials and cancer research, the Taussig Cancer Center ensures all patients receive top-quality patient care and have access to the newest advances in cancer treatment.

Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Hematology and Oncology includes several programs devoted to specific disease or treatments of head and neck cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, genitourinary cancer, sarcoma, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, blood and marrow transplantation, disorders of the blood, and management of rare cancers. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide care and transfusion services to cancer patients in an ambulatory setting. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance their healthcare experience and provide healthcare education as needed.

This is a rewarding opportunity to apply your comprehensive skills and expertise to deliver outstanding care, helping patients enhance their quality of life. Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills.

A caregiver in this position works days between the hours of 7:00 a.m. -- 5:00pm

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.
• Assess patients, complete nursing assessments, document findings in patient records and notify physicians of abnormal findings.  
• Initiate CPR/emergency measures as needed.
• Perform telephone triage and call rotations.   
• Establish care plans in collaboration with patients, families, care coordinators and the health care team.  
• Evaluate, initiate and maintain standards of care.  
• Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and 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 recent experience as an RN OR LPN, Medical Assistant and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience if applicant is a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting OR a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area transferring into an ambulatory area  
• Cancer-specific ongoing education

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)  
• Experience working in an inpatient hospital setting

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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. 

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