Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Pediatrics

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus seeks an Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Pediatrics to join the Peds Outpatient Clinic. You will support a busy pediatric setting with rooming, vitals, specimens, and procedure assistance in a 59 exam-room, multi-pod environment alongside a dedicated nursing team.

Responsibilities include charting in the EMR, assisting with exams and treatments, and helping with daily clinic setup, patient outreach, and registration.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification through AHA/Red Cross within new-hire period.
• At least one year of recent health care experience in a hospital or ambulatory setting.

Responsabilités

• Assist with basic patient care activities in an outpatient pediatrics clinic under RN or LIP supervision.
• Complete rooming, take vitals, collect specimens, and report abnormalities to RN/LIP.
• Prepare patients for exams, tests, and procedures using sterile techniques as applicable.
• Assist with EKGs, screenings, and other procedures; document in the EMR.
• Support daily clinic operations, including scheduling, data entry, and patient outreach.

Connaissances

Patient care

Vital signs

EMR experience

Documentation

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

BLS certification (AHA/Red Cross)

Description du poste

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

Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Pediatrics

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Peds Outpatient Clinic-Children’s Institute

Job Code

G13002

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-5:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

This position supports the outpatient pediatric clinic at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus, a dynamic environment featuring 59 exam rooms organized into five pods and nursing stations. The clinic serves general pediatrics as well as all pediatric subspecialties at main campus, with each subspecialty aligned to a designated pod and supported by a dedicated primary nursing team (LPNs and MAs/CTs).

As an Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant, you will assist with basic patient care activities in an outpatient clinic, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP). In this role, you will train on the most advanced technologies alongside some of the best caregivers, offering an excellent way to develop insight into various techniques. Every day, you can make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones, all while taking advantage of the countless professional and educational resources offered by Cleveland Clinic

A caregiver in this position works 2 weekly 10-hour shifts from 7:00am-5:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Complete rooming process, including vitals, height, weight, and completion of intake questions and documents and reports abnormal findings to RN or LIP.
• Collect patient specimens, perform Point of Care Testing, and prepare specimens for transport to lab.
• Prepare patients for exams, tests and procedures and assist with exams, treatments and procedures using sterile techniques as applicable.
• Perform patient treatments as directed, to include the application of heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes, and application and removal of casts, braces, and splints.
• Assist with procedures such as EKG, Holter monitor application, pulse oximetry, hearing and vision screening, and disinfection and sterilization
• Document in the electronic health record and assists with management of in-baskets and closure of care gaps.
• Assist with setting up the clinic for daily operations and closing clinic in accordance with departmental guidelines.
• Stock supplies and linens as applicable. Cleans, monitors expiration dates and restocks dressing supply cart, checks AED units and oxygen tanks, and empties needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.
• Maintain all designated work areas in a clean and orderly manner.
• Perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, patient outreach, and patient registration.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within new hire period
• One year recent health care experience in a hospital, ambulatory, homecare, assistant living, nursing home or long-term care setting

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Proficient in the use of electronic medical records

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

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.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.