Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Medical/Surgical

Cleveland Clinic•Vero Beach, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Indian River Hospital’s 4 East Unit is a Medical/Surgical Unit that provides exceptional care to diverse populations of patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical diagnoses. As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing and warm environment. This position offers the ability to pursue numerous educational advancement opportunities, advanced positions and skills development courses offered by Cleveland Clinic. In this role, you also have an excellent avenue in which to start your nursing career.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon or within new hire period
Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required prior to hire
Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) considered

Nice To Haves

Graduate of an approved Nursing Program or previous hospital training
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification
Six months of experience in an acute care hospital setting

Responsibilities

Assist nursing caregivers, promote patient comfort and carry out nursing orders
Transport patients by wheelchair, bed or stretcher from the department/unit.
Conduct EKG and phlebotomy duties.
Attend to patient and family needs and problems.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, such as dressing, bathing and hygiene.
Report pertinent information regarding patient condition to appropriate nursing staff.
Assist patients with tray set up and feeding.
Restock supplies daily and order supplies from Central Supply.
Document care provided in the medical record.
Collect and transport specimens.
Provide RNs/LPNs with accurate and timely intake/output data, vital signs, blood glucose results and other data, note changes from prior measurement and communicate accordingly.
Respond to call lights within five minutes or communicate inability to do so.
Report patient needs to an RN/LPN immediately.