Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Ambulatory - Gastroenterology

Join Cleveland Clinic's Digestive Disease Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Digestive Disease Institute specializes in medical and surgical treatments for disorders related to the gastrointestinal tract. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most distinguished otolaryngology medical centers in the country.

Physicians of general gastroenterology have broad interests in gastrointestinal diseases and expertise to evaluate and manage challenging diagnostic cases. Patients may be referred to general gastroenterology with gastrointestinal symptoms that are not initially clearly related to a particular GI subspecialty.

A caregiver in this position works Monday thru Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm.

The caregiver who accepts this position can expect to float between the Gastroenterology & Colorectal Clinics as needed.

The caregiver will be responsible for rooming patients, taking vitals, and answering patients' questions.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse 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 of an approved school of practical nursing.

• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• One year of patient care experience.

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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.

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