Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) III - Float Pool

Cleveland Clinic•Fort Wayne, IN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran 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 patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Float Pool offers caregivers the ability to support diverse populations across numerous departments, units, and/or locations within the Cleveland Clinic system. This position offers an unmatched opportunity to develop extensive experience in nearly every specialty area of healthcare. As Nursing Department Assistant III on this unit, you will provide support with patient daily living activities and room maintenance alongside your fellow caregivers. In this role, you will also assist with various related tasks, such as performing EKGs, monitoring blood glucose levels, collecting specimens, documenting vital signs and more. This position is an excellent entry point into an exciting nursing career, propelling you into a world of innovation at Cleveland Clinic. A caregiver in this role works evenings from 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. with rotating weekend requirements. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Assist with wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with members of health care teams to promote the delivery of patient care. Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients. Document the care provided in patient record and label specimens properly. Ask patient about pain and report to the RN/LPN as needed. Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of units, including patient/unit equipment. Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for patient admissions. Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment (i.e., over-bed tables, bed pans, bedside commodes, etc.). Report any problems (i.e., equipment, supplies and maintenance problems) immediately to the RN. Make hourly patient rounds to assure safety measures are in place (i.e., side rails up as needed, beds are in low, locked position, phone and call lights are within the patients' reach and restraints are applied appropriately). Ensure all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within new hire period

Nice To Haves

State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification
Previous nursing assistance experience

Responsibilities

Assist with wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with members of health care teams to promote the delivery of patient care.
Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients.
Document the care provided in patient record and label specimens properly.
Ask patient about pain and report to the RN/LPN as needed.
Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of units, including patient/unit equipment.
Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for patient admissions.
Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment (i.e., over-bed tables, bed pans, bedside commodes, etc.).
Report any problems (i.e., equipment, supplies and maintenance problems) immediately to the RN.
Make hourly patient rounds to assure safety measures are in place (i.e., side rails up as needed, beds are in low, locked position, phone and call lights are within the patients' reach and restraints are applied appropriately).
Ensure all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.