LPN Ambulatory - OBGYN, PRN

About the role

When you join the Cleveland Clinic’s Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center team, you become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This patient-friendly facility offers a wide array of services to provide patients with unparalleled care and support. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless appreciation and build a rewarding career. The Ob/Gyn Unit at Strongsville FHSC offers specialized care for women, including comprehensive prenatal care, preventative health screenings and general gynecology. As an LPN on this team, your work will be primarily hands-on, with an expectation to assist with numerous procedures. Some of your patients may experience infertility, gynecologic cancer and other sensitive conditions, so compassion and empathy are critical. In this position, you can make a lasting and meaningful difference in the lives of your patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care activities under the direction of an RN, Physician, Optometrist and/or Podiatrist
• Collect and document objective/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
• Participate in the departmental orientation of new employees, share knowledge and provide guidance when assigned

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing
• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

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
• 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.

Pay

Pay Range: $28.35 per hour (minimum and maximum). The pay range displayed reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Schedule

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm or 7:00 am and 3:30 pm.