LPN Ambulatory – Cardiology
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Cleveland Clinic is hiring a LPN Ambulatory – Cardiology. The LPN Ambulatory – Cardiology role at Cleveland Clinic Akron General supports patient‑centered care in the cardiology department, providing hands‑on nursing assistance, assessments, medication administration, and education while working Monday‑Friday in the Akron Medical Office Building.
Key focus areas include Provide patient care activities under direction of RN, physician, optometrist, or podiatrist, Collect and document objective and subjective patient data, and Complete nursing assessments and report all data.
Important skills include Patient Care Activities, Data Collection, Nursing Assessments, Care Plan Implementation, Medication Administration, and Adverse Reaction Monitoring.
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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 Ambulatory – Cardiology
Location Akron
Facility Akron Medical Office Building
Department Cardiology-Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Job Code G99982
Shift Days
Schedule 8:30am-5:00pm
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Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.
As an LPN in the Akron General’s Physician Office Building, you will assist fellow caregivers in providing exceptional, top-quality care to a diverse patient population. In this role, you can make a lasting difference in the lives of patients, all while enhancing your nursing skills through hands-on experience and numerous educational resources offered within the Cleveland Clinic system.
A caregiver in this position works Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. No nights weekends, or holidays.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Provide patient care activities under the direction of a registered nurse, physician, optometrist and/or podiatrist.
- 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:
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Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing
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Current Ohio License as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
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Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
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One year of patient care experience
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Cardiology 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.
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/
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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
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