Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) - Med/Surg

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Job Title

Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) - Med/Surg

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

5 Med Surg-Fairview Hospital

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:30am-7:00pm

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

Fairview Hospital's 5 North Complex Medical Care Unit, also known as the Innovation Unit, has a collaborative, supportive and multi-disciplinary team of caregivers. This unit is used to trial, evaluate and develop best practices in technology, nursing, interdisciplinary care and medicine. As a PCNA on this team, you will provide or assist with basic direct patient care activities under the supervision of an RN.

A caregiver in this role works days from 6:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN. Patient care may include vital signs, weight, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and inserting/removing urinary Foley catheters.
• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to an RN.
• Assist with keeping patients rooms clean and orderly.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• A high school diploma or GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within new hire period
• Nursing students: required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) prior to hire
• Proficient in applied mathematics and reading comprehension at minimum junior high level as scored on the employment assessment

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA).

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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