All Critical Care units offer enhanced technology to assist with nursing care, including patient lifts, hands-free communication, virtual whiteboards, and continuous telemetry monitoring.
Join our Critical Care Step Down Unit, 7 West!
Primary Patient Population:
Congestive Heart Failure
COPD
DKA
Sepsis
Primary skills utilized/learned:
Assisting patients with all aspects of personal hygiene, eating & drinking
Answering call lights & taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, weight, and other parameters as instructed).
Performing/transmitting basic ECG and phlebotomy.
Personnel PCNA will work with:
Registered Nurses, Nurse Interns, Providers, PT, OT
Number of beds on unit:
14 inpatient beds
MetroHealth offers industry-leading benefits, including tuition reimbursement, professional certification incentives, and medical/dental insurance. As a public employer, employees participate in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma or passage of a high school equivalency exam.
Ability to work in a team environment while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, initiative, and effectively problem-solving skills.
Current AHA Basic Life Support for the healthcare provider certification or obtained within 90 days of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
Registered in good standing as a State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Nurse Aide Registry (NOTE: Maintaining ODH Registry status as an STNA is optional after employment in this position).
1 year of experience as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant in a hospital.