Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) III - Float Pool
About The Position
Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is hiring a Nursing Department Assistant III for its Float Pool. The Float Pool supports diverse patient populations across multiple departments and units, including Medical-Surgical/Telemetry, Orthopaedics, the Emergency Department, and Behavioral Health. The role supports Adult Behavioral Health, Geriatric Psychiatry, Mood Disorders, and Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation units, offering broad clinical experience across specialty areas. The Nursing Department Assistant III supports patients with daily living activities and room maintenance, and performs related tasks such as EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, and vital-sign documentation. The position works days from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with rotating weekend requirements, and requires compliance with personal protective equipment precautions, the health system’s influenza prevention program, and post-offer controlled-substance testing.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
Nice To Haves
- State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification.
- Previous nursing assistance experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist with a wide variety of patient-care tasks and collaborate with healthcare team members to promote patient care.
- Organize patient-care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care for assigned patients.
- Document care in the patient record and label specimens properly.
- Ask patients about pain and report it to the RN/LPN as needed.
- Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of units, including patient and unit equipment.
- Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for admissions.
- Clean and maintain patient and unit equipment, such as over-bed tables, bed pans, and bedside commodes.
- Immediately report equipment, supply, and maintenance problems to the RN.
- Make hourly patient rounds to ensure safety measures are in place, including appropriate side rails, beds in low and locked positions, and phones and call lights within reach.
- Ensure bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.
- Support patient daily living activities and room maintenance.
- Perform EKGs, monitor blood glucose levels, collect specimens, and document vital signs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
