Patient Care Nurse Assistant

About the Role

Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) on the Clinical Decision Unit at Mercy Hospital, a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. This unit focuses on providing care for both telemetry and observation patients.

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.
• Take part in hourly rounding, assessing fall risks, documenting input and output.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross - must obtain during new hire period if not currently held.
• Nursing students: BLS Certification upon hire through the AHA or American Red Cross.
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant on a unit allowing for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of medical concerns with non-invasive methods.
• Ability to coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing, and warm environment for patients.
• Ability to work days from 7:00 am - 7:30 pm, including rotating weekends and holidays.

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.