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Cleveland Clinic lists this Patient Care Nursing Assistant - Neuroscience opportunity in akron, Ohio. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
USW Bidding Period: 10/7/ /11/26
nUSW Bidding Period: 10/7/ /11/26
nJoin 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.
nAkron General's 9100 Neuroscience Unit is a private 22-bed unit that cares for patients who suffer from strokes, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injuries), spinal cord injuries and s/p craniotomy (after staying in NSICU). As a Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA) on this team, you will perform various tasks, ensuring patients receive frequent attention and feel comfortable, supported and safe throughout treatment. This is a hands-on role that requires a present, attentive and empathetic caregiver who is willing to learn new medical technologies and support patients through some of their most vulnerable moments. On this unit, you will gain a wide variety of skills you can use in advanced positions or other departments within the Cleveland Clinic system.
nA caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM - 3:30PM, including every other weekend and 3 holidays per year.
nA caregiver who excels in this role will:
nnnPrepare units, patient rooms and patient beds for receiving patient admission, returning surgical patients, transfer or emergencies.
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nnProvide and document assigned care, such as bathing, changing/refreshing bed linens, dressing/undressing, back rubs, etc.
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nnTake and document the patient's temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, weight and height.
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nnPerform 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.
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nnPrepare patients for meals, assist in feeding patient if necessary and distribute water and other nourishments according to patient needs in compliance with physician orders.
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nnAssist 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.
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nnAssist and accompany patients during admission, transfer and discharge.
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nnPerform hourly safety rounds, anticipate patient needs and respond to patient call lights promptly.
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nnCollect, properly label and transport specimens to proper area.
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nnAssist 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.
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nnDocument patient care in the electronic medical record.
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nnComplete ongoing competency requirements, education programs and mandatory training to maintain certification and/or licensure.
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n nMinimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
nnnHigh School Diploma or GED
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nnBasic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon hire or within new hire period
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nnPrior job or educational experience providing basic computer knowledge and skills
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n nPreferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
nnnState Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
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nnOne year of recent acute care experience OR military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)
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n nPersonal Protective Equipment:
nnFollows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
n nPay Range
nSalaries (which may be) shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
nCleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
Worksite address
akron, OH, 44329, US
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