Perform essential patient care tasks including bathing, feeding, and monitoring vital signs for complex cardiac and renal patients. Assist nursing staff with treatment procedures, patient admissions, transfers, and maintaining a safe clinical environment.
Requirements summary
Requires a High School Diploma or GED and BLS certification through AHA or American Red Cross. STNA certification and one year of acute care experience are preferred.
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Job Title Patient Care Nursing Assistant - Acute Cardiology and Nephrology Location Akron Facility Akron General Medical Center Department 4100 Medical Cardiology Unit-Cleveland Clinic Akron General Job Code AK9948 Shift Days Schedule 7:00am-7:30pm/7:00am-3:30pm Job Summary Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years.
At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations.
We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
Akron General’s 4100 Cardiac Telemetry/Renal Unit cares for patients with conditions such as CHF, ESRD, cardiac arrythmia, acute coronary syndrome and multiple other comorbidities, and performs peritoneal dialysis.
This unit gets many ICU transfers and requires caregivers who are seeking to work with complex cardiac patients.
As a Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) on the team, you are responsible for performing various patient care assistance tasks alongside a supportive RN.
In this role, you will exemplify the Cleveland Clinic Values and Guest Service standards, ensuring patients receive the best, top-quality support they need to thrive.
While gaining extensive hands-on experience, your fellow caregivers will encourage you to enhance your skills and find innovative ways to approach an exciting nursing career.
A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 7:30PM or 7:00AM – 3:30PM, including every other weekend and 3 holidays per year.
A caregiver who excels in this role will: Prepare units, patient rooms, and patient beds for receiving patient admission, returning surgical patients, transfer or emergencies.
Provide and document assigned care, such as bathing, changing/refreshing bed linens, dressing/undressing, feeding, etc.
Take and document the patient's temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, weight and height.
Perform treatment procedures, such as venous blood draws, enemas, application of ice and heat packs, non-sterile compresses, skin preps, setting up oxygen equipment, bed scale weights, setting up overhead trapeze and Buck’s traction.
Assist with pre-operative and post-operative care, such as turning and positioning patients with proper body mechanics, applying/utilizing special equipment and ambulating the patient as directed in a safe, prescribed manner.
Assist and accompany patients during admission, transfer and discharge.
Perform hourly safety rounds, anticipate patient needs and respond to patient call lights promptly.
Collect, properly label and transport specimens to proper area.
Assist in keeping patient rooms in order, report equipment that is out of order, clean equipment and inventory and distribute unit linen and supplies.
Document patient care in the electronic medical record.
Complete ongoing competency requirements, education programs and mandatory training to maintain certification and/or licensure.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: High School Diploma or GED Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon hire or within new hire period Prior job or educational experience providing basic computer knowledge and skills 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: State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) One year of recent acute care experience 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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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.
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