Patient Care Nursing Assistant - Digestive Disease General Surgery

Cleveland Clinic

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus, where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. The H71 Digestive Disease General Surgery Unit provides care for patients undergoing complex abdominal surgeries, including Total Abdominal Reconstruction, Whipple, HIPEC, MAL’s, bowel resection, gastrectomy, splenectomy, liver resection, fistula maintenance and repair, and pancreatectomy. Patients come from around the world for the unit’s surgical expertise and care.

The Patient Care Nursing Assistant works nights from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and provides or assists with patient care under the supervision of an RN. Duties may include taking vital signs and weights; assisting with personal care and activities of daily living; patient transfers and transport; pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing; dressing changes; applying external monitoring devices; and removing urinary Foley catheters. The assistant reports abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions to an RN and helps keep patient rooms clean and orderly.

The role requires full-body movement to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity and good eye-hand coordination, and extensive standing and walking. It is classified as Medium Work, involving exertion of 20 to 50 pounds occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly. Standard precautions and personal protective equipment are followed as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross; candidates who do not hold certification must obtain it during the new-hire period.
• Nursing students must have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements, including moving and lifting patients, extensive standing and walking, and medium work exertion.
• Manual finger dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.

Nice To Haves

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA).

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN.
• Take vital signs and weights; assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living.
• Assist with patient transfers and transport.
• Perform pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing.
• Perform dressing changes, apply external monitoring devices, and remove urinary Foley catheters.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to an RN.
• Help keep patients’ rooms clean and orderly.
• Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED