LPN – Emergency Department (ED)

                    

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Job Title

LPN – Emergency Department (ED)

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

                     

Department

Emergency Department-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

G18005

                     

Shift

Evenings

                       

Schedule

11:00am-11:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career. 

Akron General’s Level I Emergency Department offers the technology, expertise and staffing necessary to treat all injuries, regardless of severity. As an RN in this unit, you will gain extensive hands-on experience and exposure from a fast-paced and highly trained team of caregivers. This position offers you endless opportunities to enhance your skills and grow as a nurse. 

As an LPN, you will assist fellow caregivers in providing exceptional, top-quality care to a diverse patient population. In this role, you can make a lasting difference in the lives of patients, all while enhancing your nursing skills through hands-on experience and numerous educational resources offered within the Cleveland Clinic system

A caregiver in this position works evenings from 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. with every third weekend and two holidays per year requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Collect, document and report patient data and observations to the RN or authorized directing health care provider.  

• Implement care plans as directed by an RN and contribute to care plan revisions.  

• Administer medications and/or treatments authorized by a provider and observe patients for adverse reactions.    

• Participate in the departmental orientation of new employees in a positive manner, shares knowledge, experiences, and provides guidance when assigned
• Perform routine laboratory tests. 
• Educate patients and family members.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an accredited Practical or Vocational Nursing Program 
• Current Ohio licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.

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 eye-hand coordination.
• Involves extensive standing and walking.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• 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. 

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