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**A caregiver in this position works varying shifts, as needed based on the departmental needs and availability. Hours during weekends and holidays will be available to work.** A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN. Patient care may include vital signs, weight, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and removing urinary Foley catheter.

+ Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to an RN.

+ Assist with keeping patients' rooms clean and orderly.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ A high school diploma or GED

+ Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Units available:

+ H71 DDI Surg Ortho-Main Campus Hospital

+ G80 General Internal Medicine-Main Campus Hospital

+ G81 ENT/Plastics & Internal Medicine -Main Campus Hospital

+ H50 Colorectal Surgery-Main Campus Hospital

+ G111 Leukemia-Main Campus Hospital

+ H81 Internal Med Telemetry-Main Campus Hospital

+ G110 Bone Marrow Transplant-Main Campus Hospital

+ G91 General Surgery-Main Campus Hospital

+ G71-Main Campus Hospital

+ H80 Internal Medicine Telemetry-Main Campus Hospital

+ J7-3 Cardiovascular Stepdown 3-Main Campus Hospital

+ J8-2 Heart/Lung Transplant-Main Campus Hospital

+ G70 Hematology Oncology-Main Campus Hospital

Responsibilities:

+ Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to RN.

+ These may include but are not limited to vital signs, weights, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, application of external monitoring devices, and removal of urinary Foley Catheter.

+ Assists with keeping patient rooms clean & orderly.

+ Demonstrates a positive, concerned and sensitive response in the workplace.

+ Strong interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff.

+ Ability to read, write and speak English and to follow oral and written instructions.

+ Ability to perform basic clinical mathematics.

+ Competencies in both the professional, technical and clinical knowledge domains must be demonstrated in a safe, effective and efficient manner.

+ Maintains personal growth and development through the ongoing process of formal and informal education.

+ Other duties as assigned

Complexity of Work:

+ Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

+ Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Physical Requirements:

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

+ 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