LPN Ambulatory - Hematology/Oncology

About the role

The Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology at Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus is dedicated to providing compassionate patient care. This department comprises a team of specialists including physicians, nurses, researchers, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing.
• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.

Preferred qualifications

• 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.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Physical Demands

• 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.
• 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.

Pay

• Minimum hourly: $23.25
• Maximum hourly: $33.50