RN Ambulatory - Outpatient Heart Failure

                    

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Job Title

RN Ambulatory - Outpatient Heart Failure

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Heart Failure-Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute

                      

Job Code

F24007

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-5:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic’s nationally ranked Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute (HVTI) features 12 Cardiovascular Stepdown/Progressive Care Units dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for adult patients. We are seeking Registered Nurses to join our team where we offer diverse, high-acuity environments designed to support your professional growth and align with your clinical interests.

In our dynamic Heart Failure Unit, you’ll play a key role in providing expert, compassionate care to patients with heart conditions in an outpatient setting. As part of this collaborative and patient-focused environment, our nurses support both clinical visits and specialized vascular procedures, helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life. 

Why You’ll Love This Role: 

• Work in a daytime, outpatient environment — no weekend or holiday shifts 

• Gain specialized care experience 

• Be part of a supportive, highly skilled team dedicated to patient-centered care 

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday, (4x10-hour shifts), 7:00am—5:30pm. No weekends/holidays. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.  

• Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage, and establish care plans.  

• Administer medication and treatments.  

• Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.  

• Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings. 

• Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures, and specialized patient care equipment. 

• Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.  

• Cover other nursing roles within the department.  

• Travel within the region to support physician clinics and surgical procedures, as needed. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing (ADN or BSN program) 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

• 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  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) 

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 conditio