PCNA

Cleveland Clinic • Cleveland, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The PCNA provides or assists with basic direct patient care activities under an RN’s supervision. The employee performs only skills identified on applicable skills checklists for which training and competency have been established. The role is based at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in the Neurosciences department and is scheduled for nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

The PCNA reports abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to the RN. Duties may include monitoring vital signs and weights; assisting with 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 role also helps keep patient rooms clean and orderly and requires safe, effective, and efficient performance across professional, technical, and clinical knowledge domains.

The employee is expected to respond positively and sensitively in the workplace, communicate effectively with patients and staff, follow oral and written instructions, and maintain professional growth through formal and informal education. The position requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, the ability to work with minimal supervision, and appropriate action in stressful situations. Personal protective equipment must be used as required under standard precautions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform basic clinical mathematics.
• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.
• Ability to apply reading comprehension and applied mathematics skills at or above a junior-high level.
• Full-body motion to move and lift patients; manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; 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.
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the new-hire period; nursing students must hold this certification before hire.

Nice To Haves

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification is preferred.
• Nursing students who have recently completed at least one clinical rotation in an accredited nursing school program may use that rotation in place of the required experience.
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions to the RN.
• Assist with vital signs, weights, personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers and transport, pulse oximetry, point-of-care testing, dressing changes, application of external monitoring devices, and removal of urinary Foley catheters, as applicable to established training and competencies.
• Help keep patient rooms clean and orderly.
• Demonstrate a positive, concerned, and sensitive response in the workplace.
• Perform duties safely, effectively, and efficiently within professional, technical, and clinical knowledge domains.
• Maintain personal growth and development through formal and informal education.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Use personal protective equipment as required by standard precautions.

What This Job Offers

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