LPN Ambulatory - Internal Medicine

LPN Ambulatory - Internal MedicineJoin Cleveland Clinic's Twinsburg Family Health and Surgery Center to become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to providing the community with advanced specialty care, primary care and various surgical services. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding, lifelong career at Cleveland Clinic.Cleveland Clinic Community Care offers experienced internal medicine caregivers skilled in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult disease and conditions. No matter how common or complex your medical condition is, our Internal Medicine teams work in collaboration with other Cleveland Clinic specialists to coordinate and manage your care.A caregiver in this position works 8:00am to 4:30pm with 1 shift until 8:00pm and 1 rotating Saturday per month from 8:00am to 12:00pm. This role will require 1 12-hr day per week and 1 4-hr Saturday per month.A caregiver who excels in this role will:Provide patient care activities 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) or the 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.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: review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.