Patient Care Nurse Assistant- Cleveland Hts 72hrs Biweekly Day/Night

About the Role

The MetroHealth System is redefining health care by going beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being, including affordable housing, a cleaner environment, economic opportunity, and access to fresh food, transportation, legal help, and other services. The system aims to become as effective at preventing disease as it is at treating it. Founded in 1837, MetroHealth operates four hospitals, four emergency departments, and over 20 health centers in Cuyahoga County.

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager or an assigned Registered Nurse (RN), this role provides various patient care duties for infant through geriatric patients while upholding MetroHealth’s mission, vision, values, and customer service standards.

Schedule

Biweekly hours: 72.00. Shifts: 0700–1930 and 1900–0730.

Location: Cleveland Heights Health Center.

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or passage of a high school equivalency exam.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with diverse cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Basic computer skills for electronic documentation.
• Ability to work in a team environment, demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, initiative, and problem-solving skills.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) OR obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to read and write English.
• For Cardiac Stepdown: Successful completion of the MetroHealth EKG training course and passing the Basic EKG Test with a score of 85% or better within the probationary period.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in the health care field.
• Meets one of the following:
  • Registered as a State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Nurse Aide Registry (maintaining registry status is optional after employment).
  • Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
  • Graduate of an accredited Nursing program.
  • Completion of a Medical Assisting-comparable military educational program for medics/hospital corpsman with an honorable discharge.
  • Certificate as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), or Paramedic.
  • One year of experience as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant in a hospital.

Physical Requirements

• May sit, stand, stoop, bend, and walk intermittently during the day; may need to sit or stand for extended periods.
• Must see and hear in the normal visual and audio ranges with or without correction.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull 50 pounds independently.
• Ability to lift 250–300 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to push/pull up to 500 pounds with assistance.
• Exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.
• Exposure to chemicals and cleaning products.