Cleveland Clinic
Job Title:
Nursing Department Assistant - Med Surg Ortho
Company:
Cleveland Clinic
Location:
Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
We are a world‑class hospital that offers advanced research and surgery. Located near downtown Cleveland, our facilities provide a supportive environment for caregivers and rewarding career opportunities. You’ll be part of a dedicated team on our General Surgery 5‐Day Unit, caring for bariatric, neurology, spinal, and orthopedic surgery patients.
Night shift (11:00 pm‐‐7:30 a.m.) with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
Responsibilities
Provide for patients’ daily living activities.
Assist with direct patient care tasks under RN direction, such as EKGs, blood‐glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care, and vital signs.
Transport patients and complete errands.
Maintain supplies, equipment functioning, and a safe, clean environment.
Organize patient‑care assignments and seek assistance for difficult assignments or problem solving.
Document care provided in the patient’s record.
Utilize the pain scale, ask patients about their pain and report information to an RN or LPN.
Make hourly patient rounds, assure safety measures are in place, and ensure all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within the new‐hire period.
Basic math skills and ability to read and write.
Preferred Qualifications
State‐Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification.
Previous nursing‐assistant experience.
Physical Requirements
Requires full range of motion including handling and lifting patients, 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.
Exert 20–50 pounds of force occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Physical demands exceed those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Pay Range Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage discussion of salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. Salaries on independent job‒search websites reflect market averages and do not represent Cleveland Clinic figures.
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Nursing Department Assistant - Med Surg Ortho
Company:
Cleveland Clinic
Location:
Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
We are a world‑class hospital that offers advanced research and surgery. Located near downtown Cleveland, our facilities provide a supportive environment for caregivers and rewarding career opportunities. You’ll be part of a dedicated team on our General Surgery 5‐Day Unit, caring for bariatric, neurology, spinal, and orthopedic surgery patients.
Night shift (11:00 pm‐‐7:30 a.m.) with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
Responsibilities
Provide for patients’ daily living activities.
Assist with direct patient care tasks under RN direction, such as EKGs, blood‐glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care, and vital signs.
Transport patients and complete errands.
Maintain supplies, equipment functioning, and a safe, clean environment.
Organize patient‑care assignments and seek assistance for difficult assignments or problem solving.
Document care provided in the patient’s record.
Utilize the pain scale, ask patients about their pain and report information to an RN or LPN.
Make hourly patient rounds, assure safety measures are in place, and ensure all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within the new‐hire period.
Basic math skills and ability to read and write.
Preferred Qualifications
State‐Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification.
Previous nursing‐assistant experience.
Physical Requirements
Requires full range of motion including handling and lifting patients, 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.
Exert 20–50 pounds of force occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Physical demands exceed those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Pay Range Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage discussion of salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process. Salaries on independent job‒search websites reflect market averages and do not represent Cleveland Clinic figures.
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