Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) – Mobility Specialist

                    

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

                        

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

                                    

Job Title

Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) – Mobility Specialist

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Fairview Hospital

                     

Department

Parkview Iii-Fairview Hospital

                      

Job Code

G10006

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

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 Parkview III Complex Medical Care unit primarily focuses on the care of post-operative patients. This collaborative, multi-disciplinary team provides care to patients who have had orthopaedic, spine, low-risk bariatric, urology, vascular, colorectal, and general surgeries, but this unit sees all types of surgical and trauma patients. As a PCNA specializing in Mobility, 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 role works days from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 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 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 or must obtain during your new hire period 

• Nursing students: required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross prior to hire

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

• Proficient in applied mathematics & reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) 

• One year of experience in a patient care setting

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.

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