PRN Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) – Complex Medicine

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career while receiving endless support and encouragement. 

The 2 South Complex Medicine Unit provides comprehensive medical services, such as antibiotic treatments, wound care, advanced dressing changes and beside thoracentesis/paracentesis.  As a PCNA on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a healing and comfortable environment for patients receiving this care. This position offers a flexible schedule and 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, assist with exciting new unit projects and work in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.   

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 7:00AM – 7:30PM or 7:00PM – 7:30AM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN, such as taking vital signs and weight, assisting patients with personal care, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and 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:  

• High School Diploma or GED 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within new hire period 
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) considered 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification  

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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.