Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) - Med/Surg & Post-Op Surgery

Cleveland Clinic; Great Barrington (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) on the Med/Surg & Post-Op Surgery unit. You will coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team to support postoperative patients in a Magnet Hospital environment.

The role offers daytime hours from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with rotating weekends, providing opportunities to pursue educational advancement and skills development while starting your nursing career in a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through a recognized provider is required or obtained during hire.
• Nursing students must have BLS prior to hire.
• Military experience (HM/68W/4N0X1) will be considered.
• Proficiency in applied mathematics and reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care under RN supervision, including vital signs, ADLs, transfers and monitoring.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in condition to RN.
• Help keep patient rooms clean and orderly.

Skills

BLS Certification

Proficient math & reading

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) - Med/Surg & Post-Op Surgery

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

Parkview Iii-Fairview Hospital

Job Code

G10006

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:30am-7:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

Fairview Hospital’sParkviewIIIComplex Medical Careunitprimarily focuses on the care of post-operative patients. This collaborative, multi-disciplinary team provides care to patients who have hadorthopaedic, spine, low-risk bariatric, urology, vascular, colorectal, and general surgeries,but this unit sees all types of surgical and trauma patients.As a PCNA on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing and warm environment for patients.

This position offers the ability to pursue educational advancement, higher positions and skills development courses offered by Cleveland Clinic. In this role, you have an excellent opportunity to start your nursing career and work in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.

A caregiver in this role works days from 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. with rotating weekend requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• 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.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• 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 for the ideal future caregiver include:

• 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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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