Evening Nursing Assistant – Geriatric Psychiatry Unit

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, OH, seeks a Nursing Department Assistant III for the Geriatric Psych Unit. You will support patients ages 55 and older with daily living activities, monitor vitals, and help with documentation and specimen labeling on a busy multifaceted unit.

This evening shift from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. offers teamwork with RNs and LPNs, opportunities to learn EKG support, and a path into a nursing career focused on compassionate care in a renowned hospital.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association within new hire period.

Responsibilities

• Assist with wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with health care teams to promote patient care delivery.
• Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients.
• Document care provided in patient records 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 problems (equipment, supplies, maintenance) to the RN immediately.
• Make hourly patient rounds to ensure safety measures (side rails, bed position, call lights).
• Ensure bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Documentation

Vital signs

Education

BLS Certification (AHA)

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, OH, seeks a Nursing Department Assistant III for the Geriatric Psych Unit. You will support patients ages 55 and older with daily living activities, monitor vitals, and help with documentation and specimen labeling on a busy multifaceted unit.

This evening shift from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. offers teamwork with RNs and LPNs, opportunities to learn EKG support, and a path into a nursing career focused on compassionate care in a renowned hospital.