Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) - ENT/Plastics & Internal Medicine

Cleveland Clinic • Cleveland, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) works on Cleveland Clinic Main Campus’s G81 ENT/Plastics and Internal Medicine Unit, which cares for patients with a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions, including head and neck cancer, surgical flaps and grafts, renal failure, diabetes, hypertension, pneumonia, sepsis, and complex multi-system failure. The PCNA coordinates with fellow caregivers to help create a welcoming, healing, and warm environment for patients. The role offers opportunities for educational advancement, skills development, and career progression within Cleveland Clinic.

Under the supervision of an RN, the PCNA provides or assists with patient care, 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. The caregiver reports abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to an RN and helps keep patient rooms clean and orderly. The position works nights from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and requires following standard precautions and using personal protective equipment as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or obtain it during the new-hire period. Nursing students must have BLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross before hire.
• Proficiency in applied mathematics and reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including full-body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination, and extensive standing and walking.
• Ability to perform medium work: exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN.
• Take vital signs and weights; assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living.
• Transfer and transport patients.
• Perform pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing.
• Perform dressing changes, apply external monitoring devices, and remove 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