Experienced RN - Labor & Delivery

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Akron
Posted on: May 17, 2025

Job Description:

ONA Bidding Period: 05/10/25 to 05/14/25 Registered Nurse (RN) New Life Center - Labor & Delivery Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family . Akron General, a designated Baby-Friendly birth facility, has a comprehensive team of caregivers ready to meet the needs of mom and baby, including physicians, nurses, anesthesia experts, neonatologists and pregnancy specialists. Th is team focuses on delivering safe and quality care, creating the best experience possible for patients, supporting each patient's childbirth philosophy, keeping the C-section rate low, encouraging kangaroo care, and providing breastfeeding and lactation support. Akron General's New Life Center is a Level III Perinatal Center, which means that it's prepared for any type of delivery and need for babies, including an on-site L evel III NICU. From routine deliveries to high-risk pregnancies, parents have the reassurance that Akron General offers the highest level of care in obstetrics. A caregiver in this position works days 7:00a m - 7:30p m with on-call requirements. A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care.
  • Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for a given patient population.
    • Assessments: complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
      • Planning: develop and update goals, involve patients and families in developing plans of care, coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care and serve as a patient advocate.
        • Implementation: provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.
          • Evaluation: participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process.
            • Leadership/professional development: delegate tasks/assignments, serve as a resource person/role model/mentor, pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications, maintain applicable certification/ licensure and obtain any required certifications specific to the unit.
              • Department-specific duties: complete admission assessments of maternal and/or infant patients, inclusive of psychological, educational and age-specific needs of patients/families, communicate information in a timely fashion regarding changes in patient condition and patient care/unit issues, perform Unit Coordinator responsibilities as needed, serve on committees within the Department of Nursing, participate in nursing grand round presentation, incorporate the use of informatics tools, principles, theories and practices in the safe and effective delivery of care, complete all electronic and paper records related to patient care, ensure JCAHO Core Measures related to nursing care are achieved, and incorporate patient safety goals in daily practice. 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).
                      • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of employment.
                        • Completion of Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics within six months of hire. Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
                          • Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: 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 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.

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