Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Cleveland Clinic • Cleveland, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) works on Cleveland Clinic’s G100 Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit at the Main Campus, which specializes in gastrointestinal and liver diseases. The PCNA coordinates with fellow caregivers to help create a welcoming, healing environment for patients and provides or assists with patient care under the supervision of an RN. The role offers opportunities for educational advancement, skills development, and career progression within Cleveland Clinic.

The position works nights from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with rotating weekend and holiday requirements. Care duties may include monitoring vital signs and weight, assisting with personal care and activities of daily living, transfers and transport, pulse oximetry, point-of-care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices, and removing urinary Foley catheters. The PCNA reports abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to an RN and helps keep patient rooms clean and orderly.

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 certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross before hire.
• Proficiency in applied mathematics and reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level.
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.

Nice To Haves

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA).

Responsibilities

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN.
• Take vital signs and weight.
• Assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living.
• Assist with patient transfers and transport.
• Perform pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing.
• Perform dressing changes, apply external monitoring devices, and remove urinary Foley catheters as part of patient care.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to an RN.
• Help keep patients’ rooms clean and orderly.
• Use personal protective equipment as required by standard precautions.

What This Job Offers

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