Join us for an on-site interview day at Lutheran Hospital on January 29, 2026, for full-time and part-time Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) roles. 

As a Nursing Department Assistant, you will provide support with patient daily living activities and room maintenance alongside your fellow caregivers. In this role, you will also assist with various related tasks, such as performing EKGs, monitoring blood glucose levels, collecting specimens, documenting vital signs and more. This position is an excellent entry point into an exciting nursing career, propelling you into a world of innovation at Cleveland Clinic. 

We are filling multiple positions at Lutheran Hospital with a variety of shifts and schedules, including:

• Days: 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Evenings: 3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

• Nights: 11:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Please apply and complete our on-demand screening questions to be considered for a role. If selected, all details will be provided in your interview confirmation.

*Please wear scrubs and be prepared to shadow for 30 minutes after your scheduled interview to observe the unit.*

Our recruiters and Talent Acquisition Partners will be on-site to welcome you to Lutheran Hospital and escort you to your interview and shadowing experience once confirmed.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Assist with wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with members of health care teams to promote the delivery of patient care. 

• Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care on assigned patients. 

• Document the care provided in patient record and label specimens properly. 

• Ask patient about pain and report to the RN/LPN as needed.

• Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of units, including patient/unit equipment. 

• Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for patient admissions. 

• Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment (i.e., over-bed tables, bed pans, bedside commodes, etc.). 

• Report any problems (i.e., equipment, supplies and maintenance problems) immediately to the RN. 

• Make hourly patient rounds to assure safety measures are in place (i.e., side rails up as needed, beds are in low, locked position, phone and call lights are within the patients' reach and restraints are applied appropriately). 

• Ensure all bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma/GED 

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

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification 

• Previous nursing assistance experience