Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Float Pool

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Job Title Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Float Pool Location Weston Facility Florida Weston Hospital Department Nursing Float-Weston Hospital Job Code 001198 Shift Days Schedule 7:00am-5:00pm/8:00am-6:00pm Job Summary

Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Float Pool offers caregivers the ability to support diverse populations across numerous departments, units, and/or locations within the Cleveland Clinic system. This position offers an unmatched opportunity to develop extensive experience in nearly every specialty area of healthcare. As an Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant on our team, you will assist in the provision of care and treatment to patients under the direction of an RN or physician. This role will allow you to maintain personal growth and development through the on-going process of formal and informal education. This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working days between 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Caregivers must be available at least two weekdays per week for a minimum of eight hours per shift, work the day before or after a holiday, and work at least one Monday or Friday per month. Caregivers in this role will also travel to Weston, CSP, Parkland, Palm Beach, or Wellington, with tolls and mileage reimbursed. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Obtain vital signs, height and weight as directed. Collect patient specimens and prepare specimens appropriately for transport to labs. Prepare patients for exams, tests and special procedures and assist with exams and treatments as applicable. Complete the rooming process, including review of medications, updating allergies, identifying pain level and asking regulatory screening questions. Identify, document and report changes to an RN and or MD. Assist with indirect patient care. Perform patient treatments as directed, including applying heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes and measuring, applying, changing and removing casts, braces and splints. Repair casts and apply and instruct patients in the use of DME. Remove dressings, sutures & staples. Stock supplies and linens as applicable. Clean and restock dressing supply carts, check emergency carts and empty needle boxes using appropriate safety measures. Assist in regulatory and safety monitoring and compliance audits as directed. Initiate CPR and other emergency measures as required. Perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: High School Diploma or GED Understanding of human anatomy, basic patient care activities and math Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon hire or within new hire period One year of recent healthcare experience in a hospital or ambulatory, homecare, assisted living, nursing home or long-term care setting Additional formal training/education may substitute some or all of the required experience Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Proficient in the use of an electronic medical record Medical background Currently pursuing something in the medical field EPIC Experience

Physical Requirements: Manual dexterity to operate office equipment. May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting. Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision. Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

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:

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