What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Department Assistant III- Float position at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute?
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. 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. While enjoying the perks of being in the heart of Cleveland, you will also work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As a Nursing Department Assistant III, you will be providing for patients’ daily living activities, including maintaining a safe and clean environment, supplies, and equipment function. This position is part of our float pool so you will be working in multiple areas of the hospital and learning from multiple caregivers. With direction from our Registered Nurses, you’ll be assisting with patient care tasks, performing EKGs, collecting specimens, and dress changes.
The Ideal Future Caregiver Is Someone Who
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
As a Nursing Department Assistant III, you will be providing for patients’ daily living activities, including maintaining a safe and clean environment, supplies, and equipment function. This position is part of our float pool so you will be working in multiple areas of the hospital and learning from multiple caregivers. With direction from our Registered Nurses, you’ll be assisting with patient care tasks, performing EKGs, collecting specimens, and dress changes.
The Ideal Future Caregiver Is Someone Who
- Thrives in a team environment.
- Is adaptable.
- Is eager to learn.
- Provides care with compassion and empathy.
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
- Assist with wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborates with members of health care team to promote the delivery of patient care.
- Organizes patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients.
- Seeks assistance as necessary for difficult assignments or problem solving.
- Documents the care provided in patient record.
- Labels specimens properly.
- Asks patient about pain and reports to the RN/LPN as needed.
- Utilizes pain scale.
- Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of unit including patient/unit equipment.
- Keeps patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepares rooms for patient admissions.
- Cleans and maintains patient/unit equipment (i.e. over-bed tables, bed pans, bedside commodes).
- Reports any problems (i.e. equipment, supplies and maintenance problems) immediately to the RN.
- Makes hourly patient rounds (based on patient condition) to assure that safety measures are in place (i.e. side rails up as needed; beds in low, locked position; phone and call lights are within the patients' reach; and restraints are applied appropriately.
- Ensures that all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds. Utilizes personal protective equipment and universal comfort to assist the patient toward independent living.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Requires basic math skills and ability to read and write.
- State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification preferred.
- Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required within new hire period.
- Demonstrates empathy and interacts with patients, visitors, and all personnel in a courteous, helpful manner; able to resolve conflict in a constructive manner; able to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families and co-workers; demonstrates respect for individual cultural and social differences.
- Requires ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Previous nursing assistant experience preferred.
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires frequent standing, walking, kneeling, reaching, squatting, bending/stooping and lifting patients.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
- Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
- 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.
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
