Nursing Clinical Clerical – Postpartum Mother/Baby unit

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care to patients assigned to your unit. 

Fairview Hospital's Postpartum Mother/Baby unit cares for mothers and their new infants by providing education and coordinating a simple transition to home. As Nursing Clinical Clerical, you will assist with various tasks, including both administrative functions and direct patient care. On the clerical end, you will perform data collection, maintain a safe environment and ensure an adequate level of supplies. Alongside a fellow nurse, you will ensure patients receive the correct treatments and daily support as indicated. This role offers a unique way to enhance both your administrative and nursing skills in a welcoming, supportive healthcare setting. 

A caregiver in this role works nights from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. with weekend and holiday requirements

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide patient care under the direction of an RN.  

• Assist with data collection and treatments.  

• Perform administrative functions for the unit.  

• Observe and report changes in patients’ condition.  

• Document activities in the patient care record.  

• Assist with transporting and discharging patients.  

• Transcribe and process all orders.  

• Prepare, maintain and process all charts, filed, records and mail.  

• Maintain inventory.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) before or within the new hire period 

• Nursing students: required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross prior to hire

• Proficient in applied mathematics and reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level

• Basic computer skills

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Previous health care and patient care experience in a hospital

• Completion of a Medical Assisting course

• State Tested Nurse Assistant (STNA)

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.

• 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.