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SalaryJoin Cleveland Clinic’s Fairview Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Here, you will work with and learn from some of our best caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Fairview Hospital’s Level III Birthing Center is looking to add a Unit Support Assistant to their dedicated team of caregivers. The Birthing Center cares for all types of pregnancies, from normal to complex, and encompasses 13 labor/delivery/recovery rooms (LDRs), three operating rooms, a 3-bed recovery room, one inpatient room, and one triage room. As a Unit Support Assistant, you will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment, transporting patients, maintaining established levels of supplies and proper equipment function, and completing errands.
The ideal future caregiver is someone who:
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic.
- Thrives in a team environment.
- Provides care with compassion, empathy, and positivity.
- Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
This position allows you to create the foundation in healthcare that you’ve been looking for. You will enhance your skills and advance your career in a family-centered unit where everyone is valued for what they bring to the team.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains and cleans equipment as requested by Registered Nurse.
- Performs other transportation functions as required including but not limited to delivery of patient specimens, medical records and patient care equipment.
- Collaborates with members of health care team to promote the delivery of patient care and overall functioning of unit.
- Maintains, cleans and adjusts department's equipment including wheelchairs as needed. Keeps patient areas neat and uncluttered.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED.
Certifications:
- None required.
Complexity of Work:
- Requires critical thinking, customer service, teamwork, multi-tasking skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
- Demonstrates a positive, concerned and sensitive response in the work place.
- Interacts with patient, visitors and all personnel in a courteous, helpful manner; and constructively resolves conflict.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding patients, families and co-workers.
- Demonstrates respect for individual cultural and social differences.
Work Experience:
- Health care experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and frequent patient lifting, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires frequent standing, walking, bending/stooping, kneeling, reaching and squatting.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
- Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
