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Vero Beach, Florida

Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Behavioral Health

Registered NurseIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Behavioral Health

Location: Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department: Bhc Medicare-Indian River Hospital

Job Code: G99979

Shift: Days

Schedule: 7:00am-7:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services.

Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Behavioral Health Center at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital provides both inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors.

Caregivers help patients back to the path of hope, happiness and a better quality of life through the center’s treatment services, counseling, classes and screenings.

As a Patient Care Nurse Assistant (PCNA) 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 from 7:00AM – 7:00PM, with weekend and holiday requirements.

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.
  • Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Actively enrolled and in good standing in an accredited school of nursing
  • Nursing student who has recently completed a minimum of one clinical rotation as part of an accredited nursing school program
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
  • Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
  • State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification
  • Prior experience working in Behavioral Health

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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: info.flclearinghouse.com

  • Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
  • Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide or assist with patient care under an RN’s supervision, including monitoring vital signs, supporting daily activities, transporting patients, and performing specified basic clinical tasks. Report changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional condition to an RN and help maintain clean, orderly patient rooms.

Requirements

Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, be in good standing in an accredited nursing school, and have completed at least one clinical rotation. Current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required; State Tested Nursing Assistant certification and behavioral health experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Vital Signs MonitoringActivities Of Daily Living AssistancePatient Transfers And TransportFoley Catheter RemovalObservation And ReportingBehavioral Health CareRoom Cleanliness

Behavioral Health — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 48% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
92%
Loan repayment
8%
Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
4%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Behavioral Health (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 145 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Vero Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$392k
Typical market rent
$2,160/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.