Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Cardiology Stepdown Unit

                    

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Job Title

Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Cardiology Stepdown Unit

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

J7-2 Cardiology Stepdown-Main Campus Hospital

                      

Job Code

G10006

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country for cardiac care. The Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute cares for patients with a variety of heart, vascular and thoracic diseases and provides the highest level of patient care, innovative treatments and a welcoming environment to all.     

 

The J7-2 Cardiology Stepdown Unit is one of three units that cares for interventional or PCI patients, those with angina and/or myocardial infarction, heart failure patients and arrhythmia patients needing medical therapy or EPS services, such as temporary or permanent pacemakers and ICD insertion, ablation or cardioversion. The patient population also includes pre-operative open-heart surgery for CAD, TAVR patients, aneurysms or faulty heart values and pulmonary hypertension with Veletri. 

 

A caregiver in this position works nights, 7:00pm – 7:30am.  

 

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).  

• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.   

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period.  

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA). 

 

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