Patient Care Nurse Assistant – Medical Stroke Unit

Cleveland Clinic • Grosse Pointe, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital, a community-based teaching hospital known for patient-centered care and community involvement. The 6 Medical Unit is a fast-paced unit caring for patients with a range of medical conditions, including pneumonia, congestive heart failure, infectious disease, asthma, and COPD exacerbation, and has experience managing chronic ventilator patients.

The Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) provides or assists with basic patient care under the supervision of an RN, reports abnormal findings and changes in patients’ conditions, and helps keep patient rooms clean and orderly. The role offers hands-on experience supporting patient care and health outcomes. The position works nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the new-hire period; nursing students must have certification before hire.
• Nursing students who have recently completed at least one clinical rotation as part of an accredited nursing school program may substitute that rotation for the required experience.
• Demonstrated competencies in professional, technical, and clinical knowledge domains, performed safely, effectively, and efficiently.
• Proficiency in applied mathematics and reading comprehension at a minimum junior-high level.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of moving and lifting patients, including full-body motion, manual finger dexterity and good eye-hand coordination, and extensive standing and walking.
• Ability to exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Compliance with Cleveland Clinic’s annual influenza vaccination program or an approved exemption.
• Successful completion of controlled-substance testing following an offer of employment.

Nice To Haves

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA).
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1).

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN, including vital signs, weights, personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers and transport, pulse oximetry, point-of-care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices, and removing urinary Foley catheters.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to an RN.
• Help keep patients’ rooms clean and orderly.
• Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED