Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

                    

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Job Title

Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Fairview Hospital

                     

Department

PACU-Fairview Hospital

                      

Job Code

G10006

                     

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

                       

Schedule

6:00am-4:30am/11:00am-9:30pm

                       

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 PACU is inclusive of both pre-anesthesia care and post-anesthesia care. The pre-anesthesia care area is designed to prepare patients for surgery, while the post-anesthesia care area provides post-operative care to general, orthopaedic, vascular, thoracic, and pediatric patients. The post-anesthesia care area also provides post-procedure monitoring for endoscopy and interventional radiology patients. This team has diligent and collaborative caregivers that take pride in their commitment to teamwork and meeting patients' needs promptly. 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 day/evening/night/weekend shifts from 6:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. --- 9:30 p.m.

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

• 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). 

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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.

                       

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 offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled