Nursing Support Specialist – Night Shift

Cleveland Clinic; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System, Lutheran Hospital, is seeking a Nursing Department Assistant for night shift to provide for patients' daily living activities and assist with direct patient care under RN supervision.

You'll transport patients, maintain a safe, clean environment, document care, and participate in routine tasks like EKGs and vitals as required. A High School Diploma or GED is required; STNA and BLS are preferred/required within probation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Requires basic math skills and ability to read and write.
• STNA certification preferred; BLS certification within new hire period is required.
• Previous nursing assistant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborates with members of health care team to promote the delivery of patient care.
• Organizes patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients.
• Seeks assistance as necessary for difficult assignments or problem solving.
• Documents the care provided in patient record.
• Labels specimens properly.
• Asks patient about pain and reports to the RN/LPN as needed.
• Utilizes pain scale.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of unit including patient/unit equipment.
• Keeps patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepares rooms for patient admissions.
• Cleans and maintains patient/unit equipment (i.e. over-bed tables, bed pans, bedside commodes).
• Reports any problems (i.e. equipment, supplies and maintenance problems) immediately to the RN.
• Makes hourly patient rounds to ensure safety measures are in place.
• Ensures that all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.
• Follows standard precautions using PPE.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Empathy

Patient care

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

STNA certification preferred

BLS certification

Job description

Cleveland Clinic Health System, Lutheran Hospital, is seeking a Nursing Department Assistant for night shift to provide for patients' daily living activities and assist with direct patient care under RN supervision.

You'll transport patients, maintain a safe, clean environment, document care, and participate in routine tasks like EKGs and vitals as required. A High School Diploma or GED is required; STNA and BLS are preferred/required within probation.