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Job TitleNursing Assistant - Float

                        

LocationCleveland

                    

FacilityLutheran Hospital

                     

DepartmentNursing Float-Lutheran Hospital

                      

Job CodeG0007W

                     

ShiftNights

                       

Schedule7:00pm-7:30am/11:00pm-7:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital as a Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) II and experience being part of Ohio City, a vibrant and close-knit community, all while building an exceptional career. Become a part of Lutheran’s supportive environment where everyone excels and is valued for what they bring to the team.

As a Nursing Department Assistant II in our Nursing Float Unit, you will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment and making sure supplies are stocked. You will also be maintaining proper equipment function, transporting patients, and running other errands as directed.  

Our ideal future caregiver is someone who:  

• Can work independently.  

• Is positive and outgoing.  

• Can walk and push wheelchairs/beds during your shift.  

• Excels in a fast-paced environment.  

 

By taking this opportunity, you will be able to become a part of Ohio City and work close to all the restaurants and shopping it has to offer. This is also a wonderful opportunity to get into the healthcare industry and interact with patients and caregivers.  

 

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.

Education:

High School Diploma or GED required.Requires basic math skills and ability to read and write.

Certifications:

State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification preferred.Successful  completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required within new hire period.

Complexity of Work:

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.

 Work Experience:

Previous nursing assistant experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

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.

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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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