Nursing Department Assistant - Mood Disorder Unit

Cleveland Clinic•Fort Wayne, IN

2d•Onsite

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. Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Lutheran Hospital’s Magnet status, the highest international recognition for excellence in nursing, recognition as a Center of Excellence in Orthopedics, and high patient satisfaction scores exemplify the top-quality care that patients receive, and caregivers provide here. Located near downtown Cleveland, you will enjoy its wide variety of shopping and dining, proximity to sporting events, and the option of walking or biking to work. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital’s 6N Mood Disorder Unit is a 10-bed psychiatry unit dedicated to treating adults with primary mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder. Our goal is to provide patients with the highly specialized treatments they require – in a setting conducive to their needs. 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.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within new hire period
Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, 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.
Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Nice To Haves

State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification
Previous nursing assistance experience
Healthcare experience from nursing home or inpatient care
Behavioral health and medical background

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.