Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Medical Telemetry Unit

                    

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Job Title

Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Medical Telemetry Unit

                        

Location

Canton

                    

Facility

Mercy Hospital

                     

Department

7M Medical-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

                      

Job Code

G10006

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

6:30pm-7:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, 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. 

 
Mercy Hospital’s 7M Medical Telemetry Unit cares for a diverse population of patients ranging from ages 18 to 100+ years old. This unit cares for patients who have peg tubes, foley catheters, central lines, and tracheostomies, are post-heart catheterization, require wound care, have drug and alcohol addictions, or have mental illnesses and are waiting for placement at a psychiatric facility. Minimal bedside procedures are done on this unit, but caregivers occasionally see fluid aspiration from joints and incision/drainage of small skin abscesses.
 

A caregiver in this position works full-time| 36 hours| nights| 6:30pm—7:00am| weekends and holidays. 

 
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 or GED 

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

• Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon hire 

• 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: 

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) 

Physical Requirements:

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

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