Clinical Technician - Neuro Transitional Care Stepdown

Cleveland Clinic; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking a Clinical Technician for the Neuro Transitional Care Unit at the Main Campus. The role supports neurological med/surg patients requiring stepdown and intermediate care.

Duties include direct patient care under an RN, monitoring vital signs, and assisting with ADLs in a busy neuro unit. Minimum qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED and BLS certification; nursing students may substitute clinical rotations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the new hire period.
• Nursing students must have BLS prior to hire.
• One year of recent, full-time patient care experience.
• Military experience as HM/68W/4N0X1 will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN. Tasks may include vital signs, weight, personal care, activities of daily living, patient transfers, pulse oximetry, point-of-care testing, dressing changes, and monitoring devices.
• Report abnormal findings or changes to an RN.
• Assist with keeping patients' rooms clean and orderly.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Clinical Technician - Neuro Transitional Care Stepdown

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Neuro Transitional Care Unit-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

G13001

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-7:30pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Neurological Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in thenation. The Neurological Institute is known for being a leader in treating and researching the most complex neurological disorders and advancing innovations in neurology.

Cleveland Clinic’s M80 Neuro Transitional Care Unit is a highly specialized and diverse unit that provides treatment for neurological med/surg patientsneedingboth stepdown and intermediate levels of care. This unit commonly performs complex neurological procedures, including intracranial pressure monitoring, seizure monitoring, lumbarpuncturesand central/arterial line placements.

A caregiver in this positionworksday7:00am—7:30pm e** very other weekend, every other holiday.**

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide orassistwith patient care under the supervision of an RN. Patient care may include vital signs, weight,assistingpatients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoringdevicesand removing urinary Foley catheter.

• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical,mentaland emotional conditions to an RN.

• Assistwith keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within new hire period (Nursing students required to have BLS prior to hire)

• One year of recent, full-time patient care experience

• Additionaleducation/training may substitute for some/all ofthe stated experience (i.e.mental health experience)

• 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

• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.

• Medium Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force rarely, and/or 0 to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.

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

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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 drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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