Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Med/Surg

                    

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Job Title

Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Med/Surg

                        

Location

Warrensville Hts

                    

Facility

South Pointe Hospital

                     

Department

Med/Surg 3Rd Floor-South Pointe Hospital

                      

Job Code

G10006

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This community-based teaching hospital is a prominent figure in the communities in and around Cuyahoga County known for its quality patient-centered care and active participation in community programs, events, and volunteer activities. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

 

Join the team on the newly designed 3rd floor at South Pointe Hospital, designed by nurses to improve patient care and workflow for nurses. Where excellence is the standard and innovation drives exceptional patient care. Our new medical-surgical unit is an exciting extension of our award-winning 9th Floor Surgical Med-Surg team, bringing with it the same culture of collaboration, clinical excellence and compassionate care that earned the prestigious AMSN PRISM Award—a national recognition celebrating sustained excellence in nursing leadership, patient outcomes, interprofessional teamwork and a healthy work environment. As the newest Cleveland Clinic Bariatric Center of Excellence, in partnership with South Pointe, our team will provide specialized, high-quality care for bariatric patients while continuing to care for a diverse surgical population, including orthopedic, vascular, gynecologic, urologic, plastic and reconstructive, wound care and general surgery patients such as appendectomies, cholecystectomies, exploratory laparotomies and many others. This is more than a new unit—it's an opportunity to be part of a highly engaged team that values innovation, shared governance, professional growth and mutual support.   

 

As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing and warm environment for patients. This position offers the ability to pursue educational advancement, higher positions and skills development courses offered by Cleveland Clinic. In this role, you have an excellent opportunity to start your nursing career and work in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.      

 

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00PM – 7:30AM.  

 

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 removing urinary Foley catheter.  

• 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:  

• High School Diploma or GED  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross - If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period 

• Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire 

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

 

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 drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.