LPN Ambulatory - OB/GYN

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Job Title

LPN Ambulatory - OB/GYN

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

OB/GYN-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

G99982

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. 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 Ob/Gyn Unit at Fairlawn 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 works Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 5:00pm with some rotating Saturdays from 7:00am to 5:00pm. This position will work at the Fairlawn OB office.

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)

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.

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.

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