Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) III - Adult Psych

Cleveland Clinic · Lutheran Hospital

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Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Lutheran Hospital’s Magnet status, the highest international recognition for excellence in nursing, recognition as a Center of Excellence in Orthopedics, and high patient satisfaction scores exemplify the top-quality care that patients receive, and caregivers provide here. Located near downtown Cleveland, you will enjoy its wide variety of shopping and dining, proximity to sporting events, and the option of walking or biking to work.   

Lutheran Hospital’s 3B Adult Psych Unit is one of two nursing units in the Acute Adult Behavioral Health Center that provides around the clock care for adult and older adult patients with behavioral, emotional and/or psychiatric disorders who require close supervision, ongoing assessment and/or intensive treatment to restore or maintain optimal functioning. As Nursing Department Assistant II, you will be facilitating this goal by creating a safe and healing environment, providing for patients' activities of daily living, performing various support tasks, documenting patient condition and transporting patients and errands as directed.

A caregiver in this role works evenings from 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide for patients’ daily living activities. 
• Responsible for transporting visitors and patients via wheelchair, cart or bed.
• Practice injury prevention.
• Maintain established levels of supplies.
• Ensure safety of self and patient when transporting or transferring patients.
• Perform other transportation functions as required, including but not limited to delivery of patient specimens, medical records and patient care equipment.
• Collaborate with members of the health care team to promote the delivery of patient care and overall functioning of unit.
• Maintain, clean and adjust department equipment including wheelchairs as needed.
• Observe and report changes in the patient’s condition on an ongoing basis.
• Give or assist with hygiene/care.
• Document in the patient record reflecting the care provided.
• Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma/GED  

• Critical thinking, customer service and multi-task skills 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Health care experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and frequent patient lifting, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, bending/stooping, kneeling, reaching and squatting.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• 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 is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

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