Medical Assistant or LPN Ambulatory - OBGYN

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Job Title

LPN Ambulatory - OBGYN

Location

Lakewood

Facility

Lakewood Family Health Center

Department

Ambulatory Operations Transition-Regional Operations

Job Code

G99982

Shift

Variable

Schedule

7:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic Lakewood Family Health Center is happy to bring a new generation of healthcare to Lakewood. Our focus is on providing top-quality care, outstanding service, strong educational programs and community investment. Cleveland Clinic provides a dynamic and technologically advanced environment that allows you to discover, learn and grow.

The Ob/Gyn Unit at Lakewood Family Health Center offers specialized care for women, including comprehensive prenatal care, preventative health screenings and general gynecology. As an LPN on this team, your work will be primarily hands-on, with an expectation to assist with numerous procedures. Some of your patients may experience infertility, gynecologic cancer and other sensitive conditions, so compassion and empathy are critical. In this position, you can make a lasting and meaningful difference in the lives of your patients and their families. 

A caregiver in this position provides coverage between 7:00am and 5:00pm.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide patient care activities under the direction of an RN, Physician, Optometrist and/or Podiatrist. 

• Collect and document objective/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.  

• Participate in the departmental orientation of new employees, share knowledge and provide guidance when assigned. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing 

• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or 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.

                       

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