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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. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Cardiovascular Intensive Care Units specialize in the post-operative acute care of patients requiring heart surgery, open and endovascular thoraco and abdominal aneurysm repairs, as well thoracic and other vascular surgical procedures. All post-operative patients come directly from the operating room and are recovered, stabilized, weaned and extubated in these units.

The patient population has a wide range of complex medical conditions that may require IABP therapy, CRRT, and thrombolytic therapy. In addition, J55 provides specialized care to individuals requiring heart transplantation, lung transplantation, and ventricular assist devices, such as HeartMate, Thoratec, Abiomed, and ECMO. Nurse-to-patient ratios are routinely 1:2, highly acute patients are 1:1 until stable.

A caregiver in this position works nights, 7:00pm-3:30am.** **Weekend and Holiday rotation is required.

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:

+ High School Diploma/GED

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

+ **Nursing students** required to have BLS prior to hire

+ One year of recent, full-time patient care experience

+ OR nursing student with at least one completed clinical rotation as part of an accredited Nursing School Program

+ Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) OR additional education/training (e.g., mental health)

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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.

+ Medium Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force rarely, and/or 0 to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.

+ Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium 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