Patient Care Nursing Assistant - Surgical ICU/Medical ICU - 7a-3p - SFT - 0.7 FTE

Cleveland Clinic•Akron, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) works in the 24-bed Surgical Intensive Care and Medical Intensive Care Units at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. The units provide comprehensive critical medical support to young adult through geriatric patients, including Level 1 trauma, critical care, and CRRT dialysis patients requiring 1:1 care. The PCNA provides hands-on patient care, frequent observation, and support in a fast-paced environment while learning medical technologies and working collaboratively with healthcare professionals. The schedule is days, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with rotating weekends and three holidays per year. The role includes preparing rooms and beds for admissions, transfers, surgical returns, and emergencies; providing and documenting assigned personal care and measurements; performing specified treatment procedures; supporting meals, mobility, and perioperative care; assisting with admissions, transfers, and discharges; conducting hourly safety rounds and responding to call lights; collecting and transporting specimens; maintaining room and equipment readiness and unit supplies; documenting care in the electronic medical record; and completing required training and competency requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire or within the new-hire period.
Prior job or educational experience providing basic computer knowledge and skills.
Ability to perform full-body motion to move and lift patients, with manual finger dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Ability to stand and walk extensively.
Ability to exert 20–50 pounds of force occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Prepare units, patient rooms, and beds for admissions, returning surgical patients, transfers, or emergencies.
Provide and document assigned care, including bathing, changing or refreshing bed linens, dressing and undressing, and back rubs.
Measure and document patients’ temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, weight, and height.
Perform treatment procedures such as venous blood draws, enemas, applying ice and heat packs and non-sterile compresses, skin preps, setting up oxygen equipment, bed-scale weights, overhead trapeze and Buck’s traction, and removing urinary Foley catheters.
Prepare patients for meals, assist with feeding as needed, and distribute water and other nourishment according to patient needs and physician orders.
Assist with pre-operative and post-operative care, including turning and positioning patients using proper body mechanics, applying or utilizing special equipment, and ambulating patients as directed in a safe, prescribed manner.
Assist and accompany patients during admission, transfer, and discharge.
Perform hourly safety rounds, anticipate patient needs, and respond promptly to patient call lights.
Collect, properly label, and transport specimens to the appropriate area.
Keep patient rooms in order, report malfunctioning equipment, clean equipment as assigned, complete mandatory inventory, and distribute unit linens and supplies.
Document patient care in the electronic medical record.
Complete ongoing competency requirements, education programs, and mandatory training to maintain certification and/or licensure.
Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.