LPN Ambulatory – Urgent Care

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lorain Family Health & Surgery Center and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This patient-friendly facility offers primary care, advanced outpatient surgery and a wide array of specialties providing patients with the world-class care Cleveland Clinic is known for. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career.

Lorain FHSC’s  Urgent Care offers care for a wide range of minor illness and injuries, including minor burns and cuts; colds, coughs, sore throats and the flu; sprains, strains and fractures; and stings and bites.  

A caregiver in this role will work a combination of 12-hour and 8-hour shifts, including two shifts from 8:00am to 8:00pm and two shifts from either 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm each week. This role includes an every-other-weekend rotation, with the department providing coverage seven days per week.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or physician. 

• Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about patients.  

• Administer medications and observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments. 

• Provide minor maintenance and restocking of equipment. 

• Participate in quality initiative and process and the departmental orientation of new employees. 

• Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times. 

• Educate patients and family members.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing  

• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN)  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• One year of patient care experience  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good hand-eye coordination, involves extensive standing walking and occasional lifting.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
• 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.