Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA)

About the Role

• Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, a Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• This role specializes in caring for diverse populations of patients in many critical care units, including surgical patients requiring ICU support (open-heart and neuro ICU), patients undergoing thrombectomy, and trauma patients (gunshot or stabbing injuries).
• Provides flexible coverage across multiple critical care areas within the Critical Care Float Pool.
• Offers opportunities for educational advancement, higher positions, and skills development courses.
• Ideal for starting a nursing career in a supportive healthcare setting.
• Works 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.
• Coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing, and warm environment for patients.

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 must have BLS prior to hire.
• Proficient in applied mathematics & reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
• Physical Demands:
• 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 frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds constantly).

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
• 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: 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
• Preferred Qualifications:
• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)