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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. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

At Cleveland Clinic, college students taking a "gap" year between senior year and postgraduate study can give themselves a boost through the Cleveland Clinic Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant (OCCA) Program. This unique position allows you to work directly with physicians and provide direct care, such as taking vitals, preparing patients for procedures, applying temperature compresses and completing various other direct support activities. In this role, you will gain extensive hands-on experience and pursue an exciting future as a caregiver at Cleveland Clinic.

The OCCA will support the physician or Nurse Practitioner as well as the nurses as needed. They may see 10-15 patients or more in a day. You will be assigned to a primary area within this department but is expected to float to other areas within the department as needed, based on scheduling and clinic demands.

A caregiver in this position works M-F 8:00am-4:30pm.** **No weekends/holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Obtain vital signs, height and weight as directed.

+ Collect patient specimens and prepare specimens appropriately for transport to labs.

+ Prepare patients for exams, tests and special procedures and assist with exams and treatments as applicable.

+ Complete the rooming process, including review of medications, updating allergies, identifying pain level and asking regulatory screening questions.

+ Identify, document and report changes to an RN and or MD.

+ Assist with indirect patient care.

+ Perform patient treatments as directed, including applying heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes and measuring, applying, changing and removing casts, braces and splints.

+ Repair casts and apply and instruct patients in the use of DME.

+ Remove dressings, sutures, & staples.

+ Stock supplies and linens as applicable.

+ Clean and restock dressing supply carts, check emergency carts and empty needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.

+ Assist in regulatory and safety monitoring and compliance audits as directed.

+ Initiate CPR and other emergency measures as required.

+ Perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Understanding of human anatomy, basic patient care activities and math

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within new hire period

+ One year of recent healthcare experience in a hospital or ambulatory, homecare, assisted living, nursing home or long-term care setting OR additional formal training/education

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Proficiency in the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

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Physical Requirements:

+ Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.

+ Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities