Patient Care Nursing Assistant – Med/Surg

Cleveland Clinic; Colesville (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking a Patient Care Nursing Assistant for the Med/Surg area at Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights. The role supports 4 East/4 West/4 South units, providing essential nursing assistance on nights with a 7:00 pm–7:30 am schedule.

Work involves direct patient care under RNs, with a focus on timely assessments and compassionate service. Responsibilities include vital signs, transfer assistance, basic care tasks, and maintaining clean rooms while documenting

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BLS Certification through AHA or American Red Cross.
• Nursing students may substitute the clinical rotation for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with basic patient care under RN supervision.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ condition to an RN.
• Keep patients’ rooms clean and orderly.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Nursing student with clinical rotation

Job description

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Job Title

Patient Care Nursing Assistant – Med/Surg

Location

Garfield Hts

Facility

Marymount Hospital

Department

4 East/4 West/4 South-Marymount Hospital

Job Code

G10006

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County, Marymount Hospital is an acute care, faith-based hospital. Here, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare. As a part of our team, you will build a rewarding, lifelong career in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Marymount Hospital’s 4 East 4 West Med/Surg and Telemetry Units provide care to patients with medical and surgical diagnoses who may require telemetry monitoring. 4 East is a 13-bed unit that cares for patients with an oncology history and hematology disorders while 4 West is a 15-bed unit that focuses on peritoneal dialysis diagnosis and treatment. On both units, patients are seen by a caregiver within 15 minutes of arrival and a comprehensive assessment is provided within 8 hours.

As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA), your primary duties will include providing or assisting with basic patient care under the supervision of an RN, reporting abnormal findings and changes in patients’ condition and keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly.This is an excellent opportunity to receive hands-on experience while providing exceptional care to our patients, ensuring the best health outcomes.

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.with every other weekend and holiday 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 the American Red Cross within new hire period *Nursing students must obtain 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)

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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.

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