Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA)
Cleveland Clinic
About the Role
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus on the H70 Orthopaedic Unit, specializing in osteoarthritis and performing various surgeries. As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA), you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing, and warm environment for patients. This position offers an opportunity to start your nursing career in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.
This role involves working nights from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.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 new hire period.
- Nursing students are required to have BLS 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- State Tested Nursing 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.
Personal Protective Equipment
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Pay Range
- Minimum hourly: $18.25
- Maximum hourly: $24.95
- This range reflects anticipated compensation for new hires and does not include shift differentials, overtime, or benefits.