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Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) - Rapid Observation Unit

You'll work in Fairview's Clinical Decision Unit caring for patients who may need extended care.

Posted Oct 7

Pay
Not posted
Shift and hours
Nights, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. A caregiver in this role works nights from 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
Unit and setting
Clinical Decision Unit 5 South · Hospital Fairview Hospital's Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) provides care to patients who may benefit from extended care.Patients who may benefit from extended care
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

Certification
Nursing students need BLS from AHA or Red Cross before hire Nursing students: required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross prior to hire
Also asks
High school diploma or GED High School Diploma or GED
Also asks
Eighth-grade applied math and reading comprehension Proficient in applied mathematics & reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level

Preferred

Certification
State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)

What it pays

Benefits

  • BenefitsEducational advancement, higher positions and skills development courses offered by Cleveland ClinicThis position offers the ability to pursue educational advancement, higher positions and skills development courses offered by Cleveland Clinic.
  • Ability to pursue educational advancement
  • Skills development courses offered by Cleveland Clinic

Pay isn’t listed.

The role and schedule

Day to day
Vital signs and weight
Day to day
Personal care and activities of daily living
Day to day
Patient transfers and transport
Day to day
Pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing
Day to day
Dressing changes
Day to day
Applying external monitoring devices
Day to day
Removing urinary Foley catheters
Day to day
Keeping patient rooms clean and orderly Assist with keeping patients’ rooms clean and orderly.
Weekends
Rotating weekends A caregiver in this role works nights from 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.
Holidays
Rotating holidays
Details
Discharge or admit patients within 18 hours of arrival The design of this unit is to discharge or admit patients within 18 hours, starting from when the patient arrives.
Details
Magnet-designated hospital Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Details
Extensive standing and walking, with full body motion to lift patients Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
Details
Medium work: 20 to 50 lb occasionally, 10 to 25 lb frequently
Details
Annual influenza vaccination or approved exemption 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.
Details
Drug testing after every offer of employment All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

The workplace

Cleveland Clinic Health System
Health system employer

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and call?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Original listing

Posted on Cleveland Clinic Health System’s careers page.

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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) - Rapid Observation Unit Location Cleveland Facility Fairview Hospital Department Clin Decision Unit 5 South-Fairview Hospital Job Code G10006 Shift Nights Schedule 6:30pm-7:00am 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 Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) provides care to patients who may benefit from extended care. The design of this unit is to discharge or admit patients within 18 hours, starting from when the patient arrives. As a 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 role works nights from 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 a.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) 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. If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster . Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

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In Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent
$945/mo
Household income
$40,801/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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