LPN Ambulatory - Endocrine Medicine

ccf; United States; On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Green Health and Wellness Center is seeking an LPN Ambulatory for Endocrine Medicine in Uniontown. The role supports endocrine care with nursing tasks under an RN/physician, coordinating tests, education, and patient guidance.

Typical shifts are days, 7:00am-3:30pm or 8:00am-4:30pm, with travel to occasional offsite locations. Strong attention to protocol, documentation, and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing.
• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care activities under the direction of an RN and/or physician.
• Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about patients.
• Complete nursing assessments and report all data.
• Implement the current nursing care plan, medication or treatment and communicate patients' responses.
• Observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
• Perform routine laboratory tests.
• Educate patients and family members.

Skills

LPN

Ohio license

BLS

Education

Practical Nursing Diploma/Certificate

Job description

Job Title

LPN Ambulatory - Endocrine Medicine

Location

Uniontown

Facility

Green Health and Wellness

Department

Endocrinology-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

G99982

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm/8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic Green Health and Wellness Center is a patient-friendly facility offering numerous medical and wellness services, including Primary Care, Emergency, Cardiology and Nutrition Departments. Backed by the full resources of Cleveland Clinic Akron General, our experienced teams provide the surrounding community with advanced, quality healthcare. Come be part of an organization transforming the caring field every day, here at Cleveland Clinic.

Providing expert care for endocrine disorders is a team effort as hormonal concerns effect the entire body. Managing conditions may mean changes to diet, exercise routines and medications. The Cleveland Clinic endocrinology team works with other healthcare teams to make sure treatment is personalized to full body needs and that every patient has the information they need to live a healthy life. From diabetes specialists to thyroid experts, endocrine oncologists and more, patients can be confident that our caregivers will know their condition thoroughly – how it affects their life and how to manage it best.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 5:00pm. The main location is Green but may travel to Stow Health and the Akron Physicians Office.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide patient care activities under the direction of an RN and/or physician.
• Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about patients.
• Complete nursing assessments and report all data.
• Implement the current nursing care plan, medication or treatment and communicate patients' responses.
• Observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
• Perform routine laboratory tests.
• Educate patients and family members.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing
• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• One year of patient care experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good hand-eye coordination, involves extensive standing walking and occasional lifting.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
• 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.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light 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.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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