Join Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Cleveland Clinic has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country for cardiac care. The Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute cares for patients with a variety of heart, vascular and thoracic diseases and provides the highest level of patient care, innovative treatments and a welcoming environment to all.
Cleveland Clinic's J8-3 Cardiac VIP Unit, also known as the "1921 Suites", is designed for the care of high-profile med/surg and cardiac step-down patients, such as celebrities, donors, doctors, caregivers, and more. You will gain a wide variety of experience caring for these patients, as well as overflow patients from cardiac, orthopaedic, neurology, cancer, hospice and other departments/units, as well as focusing on a patient's healing environment through Reiki, massage therapy, and bundled care.
A caregiver in this position works nights, 7:00pm – 7:30am.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
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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.
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Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to an RN.
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Assist with keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
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A high school diploma or GED
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Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered
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Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
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State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
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Physical Requirements:
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Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
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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.
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Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
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Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Pay Range
Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
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The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco-free and drug-free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period.
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