LPN Ambulatory - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

                    

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Job Title

LPN Ambulatory - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Rehab Medicine-Main Campus Hospital

                      

Job Code

G99982

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Equipped with the latest technologies, Cleveland Clinic's Richard E. Jacobs Health Center brings world-class care close to home for the residents in and around Avon, Ohio. In addition to advanced specialty and primary care, this facility also includes an outpatient surgery center, an infusion suite for chemotherapy, a full-scale imaging center, two pools for aquatic therapy and more.  Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation outpatient clinics help patients maintain good health and improve function. Using a multidisciplinary approach, experts including physical, occupational and speech therapists work together to provide a comprehensive treatment plan that fits each patient’s needs. 

This is a full-time role. A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm or 7:30am to 4:00pm with no weekends or holidays required.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or physician. 

• Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about patients.  

• Complete nursing assessments and report all data.  

• Implement the current nursing care plan, medication or treatment and communicate patients’ responses.  

• Observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.  

• Perform routine laboratory tests.  

• Educate patients and family members.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing.  

• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse.  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• One year of patient care experience.  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good hand-eye coordination, involves extensive standing walking and occasional lifting.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
• 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.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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