Entry-Level Nursing Assistant: Psychiatry Unit (Day Shift)

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital is seeking a Nursing Department Assistant III for the 2B Adult Psychiatry Unit. You will support daily living activities, monitor vitals, and assist with EKGs while maintaining clean, safe patient areas and collaborating with care teams in a fast-paced psychiatric setting.

Hours are days from 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., with opportunities to grow within the hospital’s Magnet-recognized nursing environment and Center of Excellence in Orthopedics.

Qualifications

• Minimum: High School Diploma or GED and BLS certification within the new hire period.
• Preferred: STNA certification and prior nursing assistant experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with a wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with health care teams.
• Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion.
• Document care provided in patient records and label specimens properly.
• Ask patients about pain and report to the RN/LPN as needed.
• Maintain orderly and clean units, including equipment and spaces.
• Prepare rooms for patient admissions and ensure readiness.
• Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment and report problems promptly.
• Make hourly rounds to ensure patient safety and proper bed alarms.
• Follow standard precautions with appropriate personal protective equipment.

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma/GED

BLS Certification

Tools

EKG machines

Vital signs monitors

Job description

Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital is seeking a Nursing Department Assistant III for the 2B Adult Psychiatry Unit. You will support daily living activities, monitor vitals, and assist with EKGs while maintaining clean, safe patient areas and collaborating with care teams in a fast-paced psychiatric setting.

Hours are days from 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., with opportunities to grow within the hospital’s Magnet-recognized nursing environment and Center of Excellence in Orthopedics.