USW Bidding Period 06.10.2025-06.15.2025

USW Bidding Period 06.10.2025-06.15.2025

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

Akron General's 6400 Psychiatric Unit has a mixed patient population, with some seeking psychiatric support and others medical assistance. As Senior Nursing Technician in this team, you have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients who are struggling with mental health challenges. Your compassion and understanding can help reduce crisis interventions, enhance communication and create a welcoming, inclusive environment where every patient feels supported. While contributing to community well-being, you can also utilize the wealth of educational and professional development resources offered by Cleveland Clinic to learn new skills and find your place within the institution.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM—3:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Prepare units, patient rooms, and patient beds for receiving patient admission, returning surgical patients, transfer, or emergencies.
• Provide and document assigned care, such as bathing, changing/refreshing bed linens, dressing/undressing, feeding, etc.
• Take and document the patient's temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, weight, and height.
• Perform treatment procedures, such as venous blood draws, enemas, application of ice and heat packs, non-sterile compresses, skin preps, setting up oxygen equipment, bed scale weights, setting up overhead trapeze and Buck’s traction.
• Assist with pre-operative and post-operative care, such as turning and positioning patients with proper body mechanics, applying/utilizing special equipment and ambulating the patient as directed in a safe, prescribed manner.
• Assist and accompany patients during admission, transfer and discharge.
• Perform hourly safety rounds, anticipate patient needs and respond to patient call lights promptly.
• Document patient care in the electronic medical record.
• Complete ongoing competency requirements, education programs and mandatory training to maintain certification and/or licensure.
  
  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) within new hire period
• Basic computer knowledge and skills
  
  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
• One year of recent acute care experience
  
  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• 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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