Clinical Technician - Emergency Department

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Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Green Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency careand specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.

The Green Health and Wellness Center Emergency Department offers 24-hour medical attention from board-certified, emergency medicine physicians. Backed by the full resources of Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Cleveland Clinic, this team ensures the continuity of care for the community of Green. As a Clinical Technician, you will support your fellow caregivers and medical staff by providing patients with top-quality care in the Emergency Department. Under the supervision of an RN, you will utilizeyour technical and applicable skills to enhance the patientexperience and create a welcoming, healing environment. Helping patients with seemingly simpletasks like self-care can make a meaningful difference in their lives, offering a unique opportunity to truly take pride in your work. You will also provide clerical support in this role, acting as a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC). Come join the Cleveland Clinic team and find your place within one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Acaregiver in this position workspart-timenights from7:00PM - 7:30AM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide or assistwith patient care under the supervision of an RN, such as taking vital signs and weight, assistingpatients with personal care, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devicesand inserting urinary Foley Catheters.

• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mentaland emotional conditions to an RN.

• Assistwith keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma/GED

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon or within new hire period

• Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification requiredupon hire

• One year of recent, full-time patient care experience OR nursing student with at least one completed clinical rotation as part of an accredited Nursing School Program OR military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) OR additional education/training (e.g., mental health)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Previousexperience as a Medical Assistant, EMTor STNA OR related healthcare experience

• Experience in a hospital or emergency care setting

• Strong understanding of medical terminology

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 50 to 100 pounds of force rarely, and/or 0 to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium 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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