Job Description

Job Description

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Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The 6D Geriatric Psych Unit at Lutheran Hospital specializes in the unique needs of this age group, focusing on evaluation, treatment, and stabilization. They offer a range of services, including medication management, therapy, and support for managing chronic medical conditions.

A caregiver in this position works variable shifts 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. OR 11:00 a.m. -- 11:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

· Provide direct nursing care. 

· Implement and monitor patient care plans.

· Monitor, record and communicate patients’ conditions.

· Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

· Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

· Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.

· Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

· Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). 

· External applicants: two years of recent related nursing experience.

· Internal applicants with less than two years’ experience, but post orientation/90-day probationary period, could be considered with the Chief Nursing Officer level review and approval.

· Will consider military RN experience. 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

· Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)  

· Experience in in-patient hospital or nursing home setting

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/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.

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