Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) – Clinical Decision Unit

USW Bidding Period: 8/18/26 – 8/22/26

About the role

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.

The 2100 Clinical Decision Unit is a fast-paced Acute Care Medical Unit that treats patients with a wide range of medical diagnoses, from general pain to complex conditions involving various body systems. As a Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) on the team, you will perform various tasks, ensuring patients receive frequent attention and observation as needed. This is a hands-on role that requires a present, attentive, and patient caregiver who is willing to learn new medical technologies and thrive in a fast-paced environment. On this team, you will gain a wide variety of skills you can use in advanced positions or other departments within the Cleveland Clinic system.

Schedule

• Nights: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. or 11:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Rotating weekend requirements
• 3 holiday shifts per year

Responsibilities

• 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, back rubs, 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, and removing urinary foley catheters.
• Prepare patients for meals, assist in feeding patients if necessary, and distribute water and other nourishments according to patient needs in compliance with physician orders.
• 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 the proper area.
• Assist in keeping patient rooms in order, reporting equipment that is out of order, cleaning equipment (as assigned), and mandatory inventory and distributing 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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the 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

Preferred Qualifications

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
• One year of recent acute care experience
• Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W), or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)

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.

Pay

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