LPN - Cord Blood Coordinator
About The Position
Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation. The Cord Blood Collection Coordinator’s responsibility is to obtain informed consent from the donating mother, assist Obstetric MD/DO in collecting umbilical cord blood units (CBU) during final phase of labor, provide obstetrician with all materials needed for cord blood collection, obtain peripheral blood (PB) for infectious disease testing from the donating mother, accurately label the umbilical cord blood units (CBUs) after delivery from mothers choosing to donate to the public Cleveland Cord Blood Center. A caregiver in this position works nights from 6:00PM - 6:30AM, and work every other weekend.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Practical or Vocational Nursing Program
- Current Ohio licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
Nice To Haves
- One year of patient care experience
- Experience initiating IVs or phlebotomy experience is strongly preferred
- Experience in OB or labor and delivery strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Obtain informed full consent of mother; obtains maternal peripheral blood samples for infectious disease testing, obtains full maternal medical history and infant/delivery data, labels and prepares cord blood for courier transport to Cleveland Cord Blood Center with signed consent form and samples of mother’s blood.
- Answers questions about public donation of cord blood.
- Collect, document and report patient data and observations.
- Implement care plans as directed by an RN and contribute to care plan revisions.
- Administer medications and/or treatments authorized by a provider and observe patients for adverse reactions.
- Perform routine laboratory tests.
- Educate patients and family members.
Benefits
- Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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