Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Cardiovascular Stepdown
About the role
The J53 Nursing Unit is one of five Cardiovascular Stepdown Units at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. These units specialize in the care of post-operative cardiac patients, including those recovering from open heart surgery, complex procedures, and ventricular assist device placement. Patient populations include individuals recovering from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), minimally invasive and robotic heart surgery, valve repair or replacement, ventricular assist devices, and other specialized procedures.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- Minimum qualifications: A High School Diploma or GED, Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
- Preferred qualifications: State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA).
Qualifications
- Physical Requirements: Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
- Physical Demand: 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.
Skills
Nursing students who have recently completed a minimum of one clinical rotation as part of an accredited nursing school program may substitute the clinical rotation for the required experience.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Minimum hourly: $18.25
Maximum hourly: $24.95
Schedule
Days | 7:00am—7:30pm