Nursing Department Assistant -- Geriatric Psych

                    

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Job Title

Nursing Department Assistant -- Geriatric Psych

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Lutheran Hospital

                     

Department

Trans Senior Mental Health 6D-Lutheran Hospital

                      

Job Code

G0006W

                     

Shift

Day/Evening Rotation

                       

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm/3:00pm-11:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Lutheran Hospital’s Magnet status, the highest international recognition for excellence in nursing, recognition as a Center of Excellence in Orthopedics, and high patient satisfaction scores exemplify the top-quality care that patients receive, and caregivers provide here. Located near downtown Cleveland, you will enjoy its wide variety of shopping and dining, proximity to sporting events, and the option of walking or biking to work.   

The 6D Geriatric Psych Unit at Lutheran Hospital specializes in the unique care of patients ages 55 and older. The caregivers in this department are dedicated to helping patients achieve healthier and more productive lives through evaluation, treatment and stabilization. As Nursing Department Assistant, you will assist in facilitating this goal by creating a safe and healing environment, performing various support tasks, and documenting patient condition. In this role, you can make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and the community every day.

A caregiver in this role works a day/evening rotation between 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide for patients’ daily living activities.  

• Assist in direct patient care tasks with direction from a Registered Nurse (RN), such as EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care and taking vital signs.  

• Transport patients and complete errands.  

• Maintain supplies, equipment function and a safe, clean environment.  

• Organize patient care assignments and seek assistance for difficult assignments or problem solving. 

• Document care provided in the patient’s record.  

• Utilize the pain scale, ask patients about their pain and report information to an RN or LPN.  

• Make hourly patient rounds, assure safety measures are in place and ensure that all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma/GED 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within new hire period 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification 

• Healthcare, inpatient or nursing home experience

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.

• Requires frequent standing, walking, kneeling, reaching, squatting, bending/stooping and lifting patients.

• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.

• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

• 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 exc