Nursing Department Assistant - Med/Surg Tele

Cleveland Clinic • Fort Wayne, IN

88d

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Requires basic math skills and ability to read and write.
• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification preferred.
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required within new hire period.
• Previous nursing assistant experience preferred.

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED