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About the Role

As a Patient Companion, you will help facilitate Cleveland Clinic's mission by providing compassionate and top-quality care. You will assist RNs, physicians, dietitians, and other staff in coordinating and fulfilling treatment plans. This role offers a culture that encourages professional growth, educational development, and career success, with opportunities to work across diverse populations and learn from experienced caregivers.

Responsibilities

Assist with direct and indirect patient care for one to two patients, such as rooming, vital signs, weight and pulse oximetry.
Observe three to four patients if assigned to a closed unit.
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 and ambulation.
Collect patient specimens for laboratory testing.
Identify and report changes in patient status to an RN or physician.
Follow protocols and initiate CPR and other emergency measures as required.
Complete all documentation and provide hand-off communication to caregivers responsible for the patient.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross for healthcare providers upon or within the three months of hire
Completion of a hospital-based patient companion training program or equivalent experience OR currently enrolled at an accredited school of Nursing, with completion of a Nursing Fundamentals Course OR have completed hospital-based NA/PC orientation or equivalent
Knowledge and understanding of basic patient care activities, such as basic hygiene, skin care and vital signs
Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Must comply with the influenza prevention program, which includes obtaining an annual influenza vaccination or an approved exemption.
Must pass a controlled substance test.

Skills

Basic patient care activities
Basic hygiene
Skin care
Vital signs
CPR
Patient transport
Patient transfers
Patient ambulation
Specimen collection
Documentation
Hand-off communication

Location

Port St Lucie

Work Type

Full-time
Floating between hospitals

Experience Level

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.

Education Level

High School Diploma or GED
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Completion of a hospital-based patient companion training program or equivalent experience
Currently enrolled at an accredited school of Nursing, with completion of a Nursing Fundamentals Course
Completed hospital-based NA/PC orientation or equivalent

About the Company

Cleveland Clinic Health System believes in a better future for healthcare.
Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation.
Cleveland Clinic is dedicated to creating the best possible patient experience, from registration and scheduling to the end of treatment.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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.
Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.