Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA)

About the Role

• Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus on the 34-bed G91 Pulmonary/Integrated Care Unit, supporting higher-acuity pulmonary step-down patients.
• This position offers an opportunity to start your nursing career in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.
• Workdays from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. with rotating 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 your new hire period.
• Nursing students are required to have BLS through 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, 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.
• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Qualifications

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) (Preferred)