Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) III – Adult Psych

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital as a Nursing Department Assistant III on the 2B Adult Psychiatry unit. You will support patients with daily living activities, perform clinical tasks such as EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, and document vital signs, providing an entry point into a nursing career.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with a wide variety of patient care tasks, including daily living activities and room maintenance.
• Perform electrocardiograms (EKGs), monitor blood glucose levels, collect specimens, and document vital signs.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of patient areas and equipment, and prepare rooms for admissions.
• Make hourly patient rounds to ensure safety measures such as side rails, bed alarms, and appropriate restraints are in place.

Required profile

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• Preferred: State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification.
• Preferred: Previous nursing assistance experience.

Required skills

• Electrocardiogram (EKG) performance.
• Blood glucose monitoring.
• Specimen collection and labeling.
• Vital signs documentation.