Registered Nurse Hospice

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Job Title

RN Hospice

Location

Independence

Facility

Business Operations Center

Department

Hc Hospice Field Staff-Center for Connected Care

Job Code

T2410H

Shift

Evenings

Schedule

11:00am-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic’s Business Operations Center serves as a key hub for our Home Care and Hospice operations as well as many administrative and support teams. This collaborative workplace supports a wide range of caregivers, clinical professionals, and operational teams. While many positions are based within the center, numerous home-visiting roles—including case managers, nurses, and therapists—travel throughout the Greater Cleveland and Akron/Canton areas to deliver exceptional care directly to patients in their homes.

Hospice helps patients and their families prepare physically, emotionally and spiritually for the end of life. Our focus is on providing comfort, not cure; on family, not just the patient; and on quality of life, not duration. Cleveland Clinic’s hospice team includes physicians certified in hospice and palliative medicine, nurses, social workers, chaplains, home health aides and volunteers. This team works together to support patients wherever they call home.  

A caregiver in this position works 11:00am to 11:30pm on 3-12 hour shifts. Weekend requirements occur every 3rd weekend. Holidays are required twice per year.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide supervision, assessment, planning and direct patient care to hospice patients. 

• Perform accurate and complete admissions assessments and re-assessments.  

• Assess patients for safety risks, abuse and neglect.  

• Assess, document and manage patient’s pain. 

• Prioritize and document patient problems.  

• Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately with a focus on patient comfort.  

• Coordinate care for managing a caseload of patients.  

• Document changes in patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care/interventions.  

• Evaluate, update and revise plans of care.  

• Assess educational needs of patients, caregivers and family while considering cultural issues and other special challenges.  

• Provide teaching and educational material to patients and families concerning diagnosis, diagnostic tests and procedures, safe and proper use of equipment, reason for and safe use of medication food/drug interactions, injury prevention, self-care and nutritional needs. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.  

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio. 

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

• One year of current clinical experience as an RN.  

• One year of experience in an acute medical-surgical or critical care setting.  

• Valid state driver’s license. 

• Proof of automobile insurance with $100,000/$300,000 coverage. 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).  
• ​Residency in the Greater Cleveland Area (Strongsville, Cleveland, Garfield)

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting packages, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Heavy work – Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium 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. 

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