Join Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute team and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Taussig Cancer Institute is ranked fifth in the United States, and first in Ohio. Taussig Cancer Institute is a 36-bed Hematology/Oncology unit, known as G70, on Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus. This highly acute unit cares for patients who have a cancer diagnosis involving solid tumors and/or metastatic disease.
As a Registered Nurse on the Taussig Cancer Institute G70 Unit, you will:
- Be specially trained to assist with giving patients chemotherapy.
- Provide support to adult patients on the unit.
- Focus on the treatment of many varied malignancies and hematologic diseases from new diagnosis to end of life.
- Provide care alongside a multi-disciplinary team of caregivers.
- Integrate the best treatment modalities to a complex oncologic population from admission to discharge.
The ideal caregiver is someone who:
- Works well in a supportive and collaborative environment.
- Can provide emotional, spiritual, and psychological support to patients.
- Can critically think and problem solve for patients' best interests.
- Is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
In this unit, you will learn, grow and develop:
- Caregivers develop transferrable skills with exposure to variety of patient diagnoses.
- Complete ONS Chemo/Bio course within 6 months - understanding chemo reactions and becoming an expert in this area.
- Work alongside physicians who are leaders in their specialty and experts in care.
In this unit, caregivers are also part of a supportive team:
- Leaders are eager to jump in when needed and bring positivity and cohesion with morning huddles.
- Patients are very appreciative of care they receive.
- Caregivers receive emotional support to grow.
This is an excellent opportunity for nurses to advance their career growth opportunities within this teaching unit. The Registered Nurse selected for this position will be eligible for tuition reimbursement as part of our many offerings to invest in your health, well-being, and future. We offer our caregivers many opportunities for professional development. The Professional Ladder Program, professional development courses through our Global Leadership & Learning Institute, and opportunities to advance into management are just a few.
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:
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:
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.
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