Patient Companion
Canton, OHPer Diem$16.5/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Patient Companion joins Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital’s Float Pool, working with diverse patient populations across units and departments. The role provides comfort, companionship, observation, and direct and indirect care, with a primary focus on patient safety. The caregiver works varying shifts and is required to work 48 hours per six-week schedule.
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Full job description
Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, 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.
In the Float Pool, you will work with diverse populations of patients in numerous units, departments and/or locations while learning from many of our best caregivers. As a Patient Companion on the team, you will assist with constant observation of one to two patients providing comfort and companionship while delivering direct and indirect care. Your primary focus will be assuring basic patient safety through tasks including documentation, assisting with activities of daily living, assisting with mobility and transfers, applying restraints and assisting in taking vital signs. At Cleveland Clinic, you will have the opportunity to enhance your nursing skills, explore educational resources and build a rewarding career.
A PRN caregiver in this position works varying shifts. Working 48 hours per 6-week schedule will be required.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
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Assist with direct and indirect patient care for one to two patients, such as rooming and taking vital signs, weight and pulse oximetry. If assigned to a closed unit, provide constant observation only for safety for three to four patients.
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Assure patient safety by ensuring that catheters, tubes or other medical equipment have not been removed or disconnected.
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Accompany and assist patients at all times, including transport, tests, transfers and ambulation.
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Identify and report changes in patient status to an RN or physician.
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Initiate CPR and other emergency measures as required.
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Acknowledge patient concerns and needs and notify appropriate staff for assistance when necessary.
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Complete all documentation and provide hand-off communication to caregivers responsible for the patient.
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Collaborate with members of the health care team to promote the delivery of patient care and the overall functioning of the unit.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
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High School Diploma or GED
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Heartsaver Level of Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within three months of hire
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Knowledge and understanding of basic patient care activities, such as basic hygiene, skin care, vital signs and other general hands-on patient care functions
Physical Requirements:
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Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
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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.
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Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Pay Range
Minimum hourly: $16.50
Maximum hourly: $16.50
The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).
Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
How this job compares
Set against the 3,469 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.5/hr
- Ohio median$23–31/hr98 hourly ranges
- US median$24–34/hr2,004 hourly ranges
This rate, $16.50/hr, is 37% below the Ohio median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Patient Care hourly ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 229 open Patient Care jobs in Ohio and 3,469 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Cleveland Clinic (this employer)108 open
- CVS Health50 open
- Bon Secours Mercy Health28 open
- Experience
- Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (905 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,051 of the 3,469 open Patient Care jobs (59%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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