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Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career while receiving endless support and encouragement.

Medina Hospital's 4 South Med/Surg Unit is a 27 bed Medical Surgical unit that provides professional nursing care to a diverse group of patients. 4 South patients present with a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, including pneumonia, diabetes, sepsis, GI bleed, cellulitis/wound care, COPD exacerbation, kidney stones and bowel obstructions and complications related to various types of cancer. As a PCNA on the Med/Surg unit, your primary duties will include providing or assisting with basic patient care under the supervision of an RN, reporting abnormal findings and changes in patients' condition and keeping patients' rooms clean and orderly. All the while, your fellow caregivers will assist you, offering a cohesive, encouraging and constructive front to enhance the patient's experience and your skills as a nurse.

This is an excellent opportunity for a nursing student as this is a PRN position that offers a flexible schedule and allows for a balance between school, work and life.

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working varying shifts between 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

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 inserting/removing urinary Foley catheters.

+ 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) upon or within new hire period

+ Demonstrates proficiency in applied mathematics and reading comprehension at minimum junior high level as scored on the employment assessment

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

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Certification

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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

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