Patient Care Nurse Assistant

As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA), you'll be essential in offering compassionate care and support to patients in the Pediatric Cardiac Step Down, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Respiratory, Hematology/Oncology, Float Pool, GI, Endocrinology and General Medicine departments. University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital is looking for dedicated and passionate team members.

What You Will Do

Performs basic patient care tasks as delegated by the RN and assists, under the direction of the RN, in the implementation of the established plan of care.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Must be passionate about helping others and making a real difference in your community's health, with a positive, can-do attitude; self-motivated and willing to learn.

Requirements

• High School Equivalent / GED (Required)
• Prior clinical and or administrative assistant experience. (Preferred)
• Basic patient care skills. (Preferred proficiency)
• Effective communication with people from varied socioeconomic backgrounds. (Required proficiency)
• Able to organize changing work assignments. (Required proficiency)
• Flexibility. (Required proficiency)
• Patient focused. (Required proficiency)
• Positive, can-do attitude; self-motivated and willing to learn. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to cope with stressful situations and adjust to varying workloads. (Required proficiency)
• Basic computer skills. (Required proficiency)
• Strong attention to detail. (Required proficiency)
• Medical terminology. (Preferred proficiency)
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal (Required proficiency)
• Exposure to patient care equipment specific to assigned population; telephone; nurse call system; pager. (Preferred proficiency)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required within 90 Days)

Benefits

• Competitive salary + up to an additional $1.00 per hour!
• Free parking
• Medical / Dental / Vision benefits
• Retirement and pension plans
• Employee Rewards Program
• Career advancement through our Career Ladder Program