Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Urology

                    

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Job Title

Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Urology

                        

Location

Mayfield Hts

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Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

                     

Department

Ambulatory Operations Transition-Regional Operations

                      

Job Code

G13002

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:30am-4:00pm/8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

Cleveland Clinic offers innovative treatments in urology and kidney medicine, including minimally invasive, scarless options for urologic procedures and management of kidney disease. Caregivers in this department provide dynamic patient care and comprehensive treatment plans for the best possible outcomes.    

A caregiver in this position works 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide or assist with patient care in an outpatient clinic under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP).  

• Complete the rooming process, including vitals, height, weight, intake questions, documentation and reporting abnormal findings.  

• Collect patient specimens, perform point of care testing and prepare specimens for transport to the lab.  

• Prepare patients for and assist with exams, tests and procedures, such as EKG, Holter monitor application, pulse oximetry, hearing and vision screening, disinfection and sterilization.  

• Administer treatments as directed, including the application of heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes and applying/removing casts, braces and splints.  

• Review printed instructions with patients.  

• Assist with wound care.  

• Document in the electronic health record.  

• Assist with setting up the clinic for daily operations, in-baskets, closure of care gaps, maintaining clean and orderly work areas, and closing the clinic. 

• Stock supplies and linens.  

• Clean, monitor expiration dates and restock dressing supply carts, check AED units and oxygen tanks, and empty needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.  

• Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• A high school diploma or GED  

• Understanding of human anatomy, basic patient care activities, and math 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross required within the new hire period 

• One year of recent healthcare experience in a hospital or ambulatory, homecare, assisted living, nursing home or long-term care setting  

• Additional formal training/education may substitute some or all the required experience 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Proficiency in the use of an electronic medical record  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

Personal Protective Equipment: