OCCA - Transplant

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Join the Cleveland Clinic West Palm Beach team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. You will work alongside dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     

As an OCCA, supporting the Transplant Unit, you will collaborate with fellow staff to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients, families and visitors. You will assist in the provision of care and treatment to a specified group of patients under the direction of RN and/or MD. Additionally, you will receive ample opportunities to enhance your skills, gain hands-on experience and explore advanced positions at Cleveland Clinic.  

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Obtains vital signs, height and weight as directed.

• Collects patient specimens and prepares specimens appropriately for transport to labs.

• Prepares patient for exams, tests and special procedures and assists with exams and treatments as applicable.

• Completes the rooming process, to include but not limited to: review of medications, updating allergies, identifying pain level and asking regulatory screening questions.

• Identifies, documents and reports changes to RN and or MD.

• Assists with indirect patient care.

• Performs patient treatments as directed, to include: the application of heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes, measures, applies changes and removing of casts, braces and splints.

• Repairs cast and apply and instruct patients in the use of DME.

• Removes dressings, sutures, & staples.

• Stocks supplies and linens as applicable. Cleans and restocks dressing supply cart, checks emergency carts, empties needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.

• Maintains all designated work areas in a clean and orderly manner.

• Assists in Regulatory and safety monitoring and compliance audits as directed.

• Collaborates with members of the health care team to promote the delivery of patient care and the overall functioning of the department.

• Participates in department meetings and performs duties in an independent and assertive manner under the direction of an RN and or MD.

• Initiates CPR and other emergency measures as required.

• Performs administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED.

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

• Current demonstrated clinical proficiency

• Minimum one year recent health care experience in a hospital, ambulatory, homecare, assistant living, nursing home or long term care setting required.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• EPIC experience

• Outpatient experience

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.

• May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting.

• Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.

• 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.

• Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

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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