Clinical Assistant II– Gastroenterology

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition working together with the Scully Endoscopy Center diagnoses and treats patients with digestive problems and conditions. Our caregivers use innovative diagnostic tools and treatments such as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for esophageal, stomach and duodenal disorders, endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration, ablative techniques for Barrett’s esophagus, colonoscopies, and therapeutic interventions for colonic disease.

As a Clinical Assistant II on the team, you will assist your fellow LPNs, RNs and other healthcare staff in providing exceptional patient support and attention. Most of your day will be spent on the phone triaging results and interacting with physicians to get patients their results quicker and answers to any questions that they may have. This position is a great introduction to the Cleveland Clinic enterprise before exploring further our numerous educational or professional development opportunities.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. must have flexibility to come in earlier based on business needs.

• Assess health status by completing a nursing assessment.
• Performs telephone triage.
• Notifies physician/LIP of abnormal findings.
• Establishes a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Collaborates with care coordinators to ensure smooth and effective transitions of care.
• Assists with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Assist with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical department and medical specialty assigned.
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by physician/LIP and monitors patients for response.
• Initiates CPR and other emergency measures. Covers other nursing roles within the department
• Provides health education to patients and families. Develops, evaluates, adapts, and documents education to learning needs. Assists in preparation of the department specific education for patients and colleagues.
• Facilitates smooth operation of the ambulatory areas.
• Participates in quality initiatives, process improvements, and research activities to improve patient outcomes, patient experience, and patient safety.
• Maintains professional growth and development in the nursing field and identified annual core competencies.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Education:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
  
  

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross required.
• In areas performing moderate sedation procedures and/or cardiac stress testing, must have current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through American Red Cross Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.
  
  

Competencies (Complexity of Work):

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Professional behavior/appearance required, ability to focus on patient safety, teamwork, patient outcomes, patient experience and quality improvement.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Work Experience:

• Minimum one year recent experience as a Registered Nurse.
• If current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting transferring into a RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience (e.g. Dialysis Tech., Ambulatory CT., in lieu of RN experience, or if current Cleveland Clinic Caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area as ambulatory area transferring into will consider current LPN, Medical Assistant, and /or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience(Dialysis Tech. , Ambulatory CT., Inpatient PCNA, inpatient C.T., Inpatient LPN, in lieu of RN experience. Current demonstrated clinical competence.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
  
  

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
  
  

Pay Range

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