Patient Companion

Patient Companion

Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

As a Patient Companion in the Float Pool, you will work with diverse populations of patients in numerous units, departments and/or locations while learning from many of our best caregivers. This is an excellent opportunity for student nurses not yet eligible to be a PCNA (Patient Care Nurse Assistant) to gain hands-on experience or for someone interested in moving toward a fulfilling career in clinical care.

A caregiver in this position works Day/Night Rotation, from 7:00am-7:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will

• Assist with direct and indirect patient care for one to two patients, such as rooming, vital signs, weight, and pulse oximetry. If assigned to a closed unit, you will observe three to four patients.

• Assure patient safety by ensuring that catheters, tubes or other medical equipment have not been removed or disconnected.

• Accompany and assist patients at all times, including transport, tests, transfers, ambulation.

• Identify and report changes in patient status to an RN (Registered Nurse) or physician.

• Complete all documentation and provide hand-off communication to caregivers responsible for the patient.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include

• A high school diploma or GED.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include

• Heartsaver level of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it within three months of hire.

• Knowledge and understanding of basic patient care activities, such as basic hygiene, skin care and vital signs.

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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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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities