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Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Mercy Hospital's 9M Cardiac Stepdown Unit primarily cares for patients coming from the Cardiovascular Surgical Care Unit (CVSCU). This 32-bed unit is currently a high-acuity medical/surgical and cardiac stepdown unit, with plans to transition exclusively into a dedicated cardiac stepdown unit. It provides care for post-cardiac cath lab patients, as well as those with chest tubes, PleurX catheters, and complex wounds. The team is strongly focused on quality improvement and delivering excellent patient care. As a PCNA on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing and warm environment for patients.

By taking this opportunity, you will join a dedicated team in a supportive and caring healthcare environment. This position offers excellent opportunities to start your nursing career, with access to tuition reimbursement, educational advancement, skill development courses, and potential for growth into higher-level positions within the Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this role works a day/evening rotation from 6:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN. Patient care may include vital signs, weight, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and removing urinary Foley catheter.

+ 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) or must obtain during your new hire period

+ Nursing students: required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) prior to hire

+ Military experience as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered

+ Proficient in applied mathematics & reading comprehension at an eighth-grade level

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)

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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.

Pay Range

Salaries [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.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities