PRN Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Cleveland Clinic; Warrensville Heights (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a PCNA in the ICU, where you'll provide essential patient care, work with advanced technology, and have opportunities for career advancement and education. This role offers a flexible schedule and a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Assist with patient care under RN supervision.
• Report changes in patients' conditions.
• Maintain cleanliness of patients' rooms.

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care tasks.
• Coordinate with caregivers for patient comfort.
• Support in keeping the ICU environment clean.

Skills

Patient Care

Team Coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will provide stellar patient care, work with state-of-the-art technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The 16-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides advanced medical, surgical and cardiac services for various conditions. As a PCNA on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a healing and comfortable environment for patients as they receive critical treatments and procedures. This position offers a flexible schedule and 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, assist with exciting new unit projects and work in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.

**A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 7:00AM - 7:30PM or 7:00PM - 7:30AM.**

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN, such as taking vital signs and weight, assisting patients with personal care, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and removing urinary Foley Catheters.

+ 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) upon or within new hire period

+ Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) considered

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

**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.

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