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Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Pediatric Stepdown

Cleveland Clinic

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At a glance

Compensation
$18.25–24.95/hr
Location
Cleveland, OH
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

BLS Certification

Job overview

The Patient Care Nurse Assistant works on Cleveland Clinic’s M30, a 13-bed ICU stepdown unit caring for patients from newborns through young adults. The role supports patient care under RN supervision and helps maintain a welcoming, healing environment. The position offers educational advancement, skills development courses and opportunities to pursue higher positions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient CareVital SignsPersonal CarePoint of Care TestingDressing ChangesExternal Monitoring DevicesFoley Catheter RemovalPatient LiftingManual DexterityEye-Hand Coordination

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDBLS CertificationHospital Corpsman ExperienceCombat Medic ExperienceMedical Service Technician ExperienceSTNA

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

M30 is a 13-bed ICU Stepdown Unit that provides specialized care for patients ranging from newborns to young adults (up to age 26). The unit primarily cares for respiratory and post-surgical patients, serving as a bridge between intensive care and general inpatient units. As an upskilled unit, M30 nurses are trained to manage higher-acuity patients under the ICU service, offering an advanced level of care beyond that of a standard medical-surgical floor.

As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant on this team, you will coordinate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, healing and warm environment for patients. This position offers the ability to pursue educational advancement, higher positions and skills development courses offered by Cleveland Clinic. In this role, you have an excellent opportunity to start your nursing career and work in a supportive and caring healthcare setting.

A caregiver in this position works days, 3 12-hour shifts, 7:00am-7:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Provide or assist with patient care under the supervision of an RN, such as taking vital signs and weight, assisting patients with personal care, point of care testing, dressing changes, applying external monitoring devices and 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/GED

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross upon or within new hire period

  • 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)

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

Minimum hourly: $18.25

Maximum hourly: $24.95

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

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

How this job compares

Set against the 2,354 open Nursing Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18.25–24.95/hr
  • Ohio median$18–25/hr72 hourly ranges
  • US median$19–24/hr1,302 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $21.60/hr, is close to the Ohio median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Nursing Assistant hourly ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 173 open Nursing Assistant jobs in Ohio and 2,354 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Nursing Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (434 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,130 of the 2,354 open Nursing Assistant jobs (48%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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