Clinical Technician - Coronary Intensive Care Unit

Cleveland Clinic • Cleveland, OH

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Technician works in Cleveland Clinic Main Campus’s 24-bed Coronary Intensive Care Unit, which cares for adults with complex, high-acuity cardiac conditions. Patients may have myocardial infarction, dysrhythmias, coronary artery disease requiring PCI or other interventions, chronic heart failure, valvular disease, aortic aneurysms, endocarditis, cardiogenic shock, or advanced cardiomyopathy. Care is supported by continuous hemodynamic monitoring, intra-aortic balloon pump therapy, therapeutic hypothermia, ventricular assist devices, mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy, and complex pharmacologic support. The team uses vigilant assessment, clinical expertise, and a collaborative multidisciplinary approach.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the Clinical Technician provides or assists with patient care, reports abnormal findings and changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions, and helps keep patient rooms clean and orderly. The position follows a day/night rotation, with shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the new-hire period. Nursing students must have BLS certification before hire.
• One year of recent, full-time patient-care experience, unless substituted by qualifying education or training.
• Nursing students may substitute a recently completed minimum of one clinical rotation in an accredited nursing school program for the required experience.
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including full-body movement to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity and good eye-hand coordination, and extensive standing and walking.

Nice To Haves

• Additional education or training, such as mental health experience, may substitute for some or all of the stated experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN, including taking vital signs and weight, assisting with personal care, performing point-of-care testing and dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices, and removing urinary Foley catheters.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to an RN.
• Help keep patients’ rooms clean and orderly.
• Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED