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Cleveland Clinic
Nursing Department Assistant
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What they do
A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
$37,613 / year median in Ohio
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Join Cleveland Clinic's Lutheran Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Lutheran Hospital's Magnet status, the highest international recognition for excellence in nursing, recognition as a Center of Excellence in Orthopedics, and high patient satisfaction scores exemplify the top-quality care that patients receive, and caregivers provide here. Located near downtown Cleveland, you will enjoy its wide variety of shopping and dining, proximity to sporting events, and the option of walking or biking to work. The Float Pool offers caregivers the ability to support diverse populations across numerous departments, units, and/or locations within the Cleveland Clinic system. This position offers an unmatched opportunity to develop extensive experience in nearly every specialty area of healthcare. As Nursing Department Assistant III on this unit, you will provide support with patient daily living activities and room maintenance alongside your fellow caregivers. In this role, you will also assist with various related tasks, such as performing EKGs, monitoring blood glucose levels, collecting specimens, documenting vital signs and more. This position is an excellent entry point into an exciting nursing career, propelling you into a world of innovation at Cleveland Clinic. A caregiver in this role works nights from 11:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Assist with wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with members of health care teams to promote the delivery of patient care. Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients. Document the care provided in patient record and label specimens properly. Ask patient about pain and report to the RN/LPN as needed. Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of units, including patient/unit equipment. Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for patient admissions. Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment (i.e., over-bed tables, bed pans, bedside commodes, etc.). Report any problems (i.e., equipment, supplies and maintenance problems) immediately to the RN. Make hourly patient rounds to assure safety measures are in place (i.e., side rails up as needed, beds are in low, locked position, phone and call lights are within the patients' reach and restraints are applied appropriately). Ensure all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: High School Diploma/GED Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within new hire period Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification Previous nursing assistance experience