Job Description

Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients and is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.


The Float Pool offers caregivers the ability to support diverse populations across numerous departments, units, and/or locations within the Cleveland Clinic system. This position offers an unmatched opportunity to develop extensive experience in nearly every specialty area of healthcare. As a PCNA on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing and warm environment for patients. In this role, you have an excellent opportunity to start your nursing career and work in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.


This position supports professional growth through a clinical ladder, shared governance, and committee involvement. Caregivers are encouraged to pursue certifications, attend conferences and serve as champions for falls, stroke and hand hygiene. Opportunities include enterprise mentorship programs, tuition reimbursement for RN degrees and support for STNA license maintenance.

A caregiver in this role works a day/night rotation from 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. and 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 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. Float to all units in the hospital including the ED.

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 1-2 years of patient care experience

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.