Cleveland Clinic

Non-profit medical center delivering care

LPN/MA/Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Vascular Surgery

Nursing & Frontline Patient Care +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeWarrensville Heights, OH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

For the medical assistant pathway, graduate from an approved medical assisting program or complete military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1).
For the medical assistant pathway, complete a clinical externship or have extensive clinical experience.
Hold Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or obtain it during the new-hire period.
For the OCCA pathway, have a high school diploma or GED.
For the OCCA pathway, understand human anatomy, basic patient care activities, and math.
For the OCCA pathway, obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the new-hire period if not already certified.
For the OCCA pathway, have one year of recent healthcare experience in a hospital, ambulatory, homecare, assisted living, nursing home, or long-term care setting; additional formal training or education may substitute for some or all of the required experience.
For the LPN pathway, graduate from an approved school of Practical Nursing.
For the LPN pathway, hold a current Ohio license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
For the LPN pathway, hold Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association.
Meet the physical requirements for manual dexterity, visual acuity, and light work, including periods of standing, walking, or sitting and lifting or moving objects as described.
Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.
Comply with the annual influenza prevention program by obtaining an influenza vaccination or an approved exemption.
Complete controlled-substance testing following an employment offer.

Responsibilities

Assist with screenings and treatments by gathering and updating health-maintenance information, identifying medication changes, updating allergy information, collecting specimens, performing tests, and documenting patient care.
Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.
Maintain equipment, medical supplies, and examination areas.
Perform administrative and clerical duties, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.
For the OCCA pathway, provide or assist with outpatient clinic patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Independent Provider.
For the OCCA pathway, complete rooming, including taking vital signs, height, and weight; asking intake questions; documenting; and reporting abnormal findings.
For the OCCA pathway, collect patient specimens, perform point-of-care testing, and prepare specimens for transport to the laboratory.
For the OCCA pathway, prepare patients for and assist with examinations, tests, and procedures, including EKG, Holter monitor application, pulse oximetry, hearing and vision screening, disinfection, and sterilization.
For the OCCA pathway, administer directed treatments, including applying heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes, and applying or removing casts, braces, and splints.
For the OCCA pathway, review printed instructions with patients and assist with wound care.
For the OCCA pathway, document in the electronic health record.
For the OCCA pathway, set up the clinic for daily operations, manage in-baskets, close care gaps, maintain clean and orderly work areas, and close the clinic.
For the OCCA pathway, stock supplies and linens; clean, monitor expiration dates, and restock dressing supply carts; check AED units and oxygen tanks; and empty needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.
For the OCCA pathway, initiate CPR and other emergency measures.
For the LPN pathway, provide patient care activities under the direction of an RN and/or physician.
For the LPN pathway, collect and document objective and subjective patient data and observations.
For the LPN pathway, complete nursing assessments and report all data.
For the LPN pathway, implement the current nursing care plan, medication, or treatment and communicate patients' responses.
For the LPN pathway, observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
For the LPN pathway, perform routine laboratory tests and educate patients and family members.

Desired Qualifications

Medical Assisting Certification.
Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship.
One year of patient care experience.
Proficiency in using an electronic medical record.

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

LPN/MA/Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Vascular Surgery

Location

Warrensville Hts

Facility

South Pointe Hospital

Department

Job Code

C15016

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm/8:30am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm or 8:30am to 5:00pm. Hours may include evenings/weekends based on facility needs.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

· Assist with performing screenings and treatments by gathering and updating information related to health maintenance, identifying medication changes, updating allergy information, collecting specimens, performing tests and documenting patient care.

· Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.

· Maintain equipment, medical supplies and examination areas.

· Perform administrative/clerical duties, such as filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.

OR as an OCCA

· Provide or assist with patient care in an outpatient clinic under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP).

· Complete the rooming process, including vitals, height, weight, intake questions, documentation and reporting abnormal findings.

· Collect patient specimens, perform point of care testing and prepare specimens for transport to the lab.

· Prepare patients for and assist with exams, tests and procedures, such as EKG, Holter monitor application, pulse oximetry, hearing and vision screening, disinfection and sterilization.

· Administer treatments as directed, including the application of heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes and applying/removing casts, braces and splints.

· Review printed instructions with patients.

· Assist with wound care.

· Document in the electronic health record.

· Assist with setting up the clinic for daily operations, in-baskets, closure of care gaps, maintaining clean and orderly work areas, and closing the clinic.

· Stock supplies and linens.

· Clean, monitor expiration dates and restock dressing supply carts, check AED units and oxygen tanks, and empty needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.

· Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.

OR as an LPN

· 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 from an approved medical assisting program OR military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)

· Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience

· Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross. If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period

OR as an OCCA

· A high school diploma or GED

· Understanding of human anatomy, basic patient care activities and math

· If not already obtained, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross is required within the new hire period

· One year of recent healthcare experience in a hospital or ambulatory, homecare, assisted living, nursing home or long-term care setting

· Additional formal training/education may substitute some or all of the required experience

OR as an LPN

· 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:

· Medical Assisting Certification

· Successful completion of a CC externship

· One year of patient care experience

· Proficiency in the use of an electronic medical record

Physical Requirements:

Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting.
Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.
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.
Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

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.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.

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

About the Company

Cleveland Clinic

Non-profit medical center delivering care

Cleveland Clinic runs a nonprofit academic medical center that delivers patient care, conducts research, and educates future clinicians. It provides in-person hospital services, surgeries, and telehealth options, plus digital tools like MyChart to manage care, as well as provider tools such as DrConnect and eRadiology to coordinate care. It differentiates itself by combining clinical care, medical research, and education under a nonprofit model with a broad international network and a strong emphasis on safety and quality. Its goal is to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and training clinicians to improve health outcomes for diverse populations, globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $74.7M
Headquarters: Cleveland, OH
Founded: 1921

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