Patient Care Nursing Assistant -- Pediatric Stepdown Unit

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic's Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit is a smaller, 13-bed unit that has all levels of acuity and treats patients of all ages. With many of these families facing difficult situations and circumstances, caregivers provide strong connections, communication and confidence. This unit's management style has been described as extremely understanding, knowledgeable and accommodating with caregivers' favorite days being the one where they get to snuggle a baby or chat about life with a teenage patient. 

As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA), your primary duties will include providing or assisting with basic patient care under the supervision of an RN, reporting abnormal findings and changes in patients’ condition and keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly. This is an excellent opportunity to receive hands on experience while providing exceptional care to our patients ensuring the best health outcomes.    

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00 p.m. -- 7:30 a.m. with weekend and holiday rotation 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 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: 

• A high school diploma or GED  
• Nursing students: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) 
• 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: 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period  
• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) 

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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.

Pay Range

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