LPN – ENT/Plastics & Internal Medicine

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Job Title

LPN - ENT/Plastics & Internal Medicine

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

G81 Nephrologyentderm-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

G18005

Shift

Rotating Shifts

Schedule

7:00am-7:30pm/7:00pm-7:30am

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. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

The G81 unit on Cleveland Clinic Main Campus presents a unique opportunity to caregivers, as the unit is both a specialty surgical step-down unit and a general medical unit. G81 encompasses an 8-bed ENT/Plastics specialty step-down unit and a 24-bed unit with a specialty focus in Internal Medicine. The patients we see present a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, such as head and neck cancer, surgical flaps and grafts, renal failure, diabetes, hypertension, pneumonia and sepsis. Many of our patients have complex multi-system failure issues.

 
A caregiver in this position works nights 7:00pm—7:30am. 

 
A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Collect, document and report patient data and observations.  

• Implement care plans as directed by an RN and contribute to care plan revisions.  

• Administer medications and/or treatments authorized by a provider and observe patients for adverse reactions.    

• Perform routine laboratory tests. 

• Educate patients and family members.  

 
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an accredited practical or vocational nursing program 

• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practical Nurse   

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

 
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 eye-hand coordination.
• Involves extensive standing and walking.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• 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.

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