Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA)

About the Role

• Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, a Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• The Parkview I Oncology and Women’s Health nursing unit focuses on Oncology, women's health, and surgery, providing comprehensive care for adults with medical and surgical diagnoses.
• This PCNA role offers an excellent opportunity to start a nursing career in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.
• This position offers the ability to pursue educational advancement, higher positions, and skills development courses offered by Cleveland Clinic.
• Caregivers in this role work days from 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. with weekend and holiday requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN.
• Patient care may include vital signs, weight, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices, and removing urinary Foley catheter.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to an RN.
• Assist with keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross, or must obtain during new hire period.
• Nursing students: required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross prior to hire.
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.
• Proficient in applied mathematics & reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level.

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.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

• Minimum hourly: $18.25
• Maximum hourly: $24.95