Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) III - Med/Surg & Telemetry

About the unit

Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital is a Magnet-recognized facility and a Center of Excellence in Orthopedics. The 4D unit is a Complex Medical Care and Telemetry unit known for its collaborative environment, focus on nursing education, and patient care initiatives. On this unit, you will care for adult patients with a variety of diagnoses, as well as deliver world-class care for the medical needs of Lutheran Hospital's behavioral health patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist with a wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with members of health care teams to promote the delivery of patient care
• Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients
• Document the care provided in patient record and label specimens properly
• Ask patient about pain and report to the RN/LPN as needed
• Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of units, including patient/unit equipment
• Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for patient admissions
• Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment (i.e., over-bed tables, bed pans, bedside commodes, etc.)
• Report any problems (i.e., equipment, supplies and maintenance problems) immediately to the RN
• Make hourly patient rounds to assure safety measures are in place (i.e., side rails up as needed, beds are in low, locked position, phone and call lights are within the patients' reach and restraints are applied appropriately)
• Ensure all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds
• Provide support with patient daily living activities and room maintenance
• Perform EKGs, monitor blood glucose levels, collect specimens, document vital signs and more

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within new hire period

Preferred qualifications

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification
• Previous nursing assistance experience
• Healthcare or customer service experience

Schedule

Nights from 11:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.

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 excess of those for Light Work

Personal protective equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.