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Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations.   

Cleveland Clinic Akron General Physician Office Building offers one of the largest multispecialty centers in the Akron area and all Northeast Ohio, aimed at diagnosing and treating conditions of the heart and blood vessels. Uncovering the cause of symptoms or a serious event, such as a heart attack, is our initial step in creating a customized plan of care to help our patients heal and get back to the life they enjoy. We offer a full range of heart and vascular disease testing services, in multiple locations to meet patients’ needs.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Start and end times may vary.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform patient care activities and complete required documentation for patients of all ages.  

• Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about the patient. 

• Contribute observations and health information to the nursing assessment and report all data to the RN or authorized directing health care provider. 

• Implement the current plan of nursing care at the direction of the RN, or the medication or treatment authorized by the authorized directing health care provider. 

• Document and verbally communicate the patient’s response to the nursing plan of care, or the medication or treatment including observing patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments and performing routine laboratory tests. 

• Contribute to the revision of the nursing plan of care 

• Provide education and information to patients and family members. 

• Maintain professional growth and development within nursing field. 

• Participate in the departmental orientation of new caregivers in a positive manner, share knowledge and experiences, and provide guidance when assigned. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an approved School of Practical Nursing  

• Current Ohio licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 

• 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 hand-eye coordination, involves extensive standing walking and occasional lifting.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases 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.

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 Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities