Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Stepdown

ccf; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, is seeking a Patient Care Nurse Assistant for the Stepdown unit. This role supports a high-acuity intermediate care environment and collaborates with a team to deliver compassionate patient care during night shifts.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily patient care under RN supervision, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring room cleanliness. The position offers growth opportunities and a supportive healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• BLS certification through AHA or Red Cross (required or obtained during hire).
• Nursing students: BLS before hire.
• Clinical rotation may substitute for experience.
• Military healthcare experience considered (HM/68W/4N0X1).
• Preferred: STNA.

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under RN supervision (vital signs, ADLs, transfers, monitoring).
• Report abnormal findings to RN.
• Maintain clean and orderly patient rooms.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Nursing students: BLS certification prior to hire

Nursing students who recently completed clinical rotation may substitute for required experience

Military experience (HM, 68W, 4N0X1) will be considered

State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)

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 - Stepdown

Location

Dover

Facility

Union Hospital

Department

Stepdown-Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital

Job Code

G10006

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am/7:00am-7:30pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Located in Dover, Ohio, Union Hospital is an award-winning not-for-profit community hospital serving the communities of eastern Ohio. Community and personalized care are at the forefront of Union Hospital's values. At Cleveland Clinic, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patient care. At Cleveland Clinic, you will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Union Hospital's Stepdown Unit provides an intermediate level of care between the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and General Med/Surg Units. By joining this team as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA), you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing and warm environment for patients in this unit. Here, you will have an opportunity to get acute care experience as well as work with cardiology 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 position works nights from 7:00PM - 7:30AM, including rotating weekends and holidays.

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.

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 (If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period)
• Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross prior to hire
• Nursing students who have recently completed a minimum of one clinical rotation as part of an accredited nursing school program may substitute the clinical rotation for the required experience
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Influenza Prevention Program

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.

Employment Decisions

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