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Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Float Pool provides a unique experience to care for diverse populations of patients in many units, departments and/or locations while learning from many of our best caregivers. As Nursing Department Assistant in Float Pool, you will assist in facilitating this goal by creating a safe and healing environment, performing various support tasks and documenting patient condition. This position is fast-paced and constantly changing, so adaptability and flexibility is important. Still, you will find a solid, united culture, where caregivers continuously encourage each other to be their best and provide unparallel patient care. Every day, you will be celebrated for all you bring to Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this role works evenings from 3:00 p.m. -- 11:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide for patients' daily living activities.

+ Assist in direct patient care tasks with direction from a Registered Nurse (RN), such as EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care and taking vital signs.

+ Transport patients and complete errands.

+ Maintain supplies, equipment function and a safe, clean environment.

+ Organize patient care assignments and seek assistance for difficult assignments or problem solving.

+ Document care provided in the patient's record.

+ Utilize the pain scale, ask patients about their pain and report information to an RN or LPN.

+ Make hourly patient rounds, assure safety measures are in place and ensure that all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ High School Diploma/GED

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

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)

+ Previous nursing assistant experience

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

Physical Requirements:

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

+ Involves extensive standing and walking.

+ Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

+ Medium Work - 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.

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