Associate Patient Care

UF Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health seeks a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to deliver direct patient care and supportive services under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The PCA helps provide safe, patient-centered care while maintaining a clean and orderly environment and demonstrating service excellence to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, BLS certification, and less than one year of experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification required.
• Less than one year of experience preferred.
• CPI training within 90 days of hire or transfer for Psychiatric unit only.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care under supervision of an RN.
• Deliver supportive services and maintain a clean, orderly environment.
• Demonstrate service excellence to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Skills

Teamwork

Professional communication

Medical terminology

English literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hospital IT systems

Job description

Overview

Full time 36 hours/week | 7:00pm – 7:00am

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) provides direct patient care and supportive services under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). The PCA assists in delivering safe, effective, patient-centered care while ensuring a clean, orderly environment and demonstrating service excellence behaviors to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Qualifications

Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups

Required Education: High School Diploma or GED

Necessary Skills

• Demonstrates teamwork and communicates in a professional manner with all of the healthcare team.


• Demonstrates the ability to learn and apply all hospital computer technologies and procedures that affect patient care delivery.


• Knowledge of basic medical terminology and standard precautions, ability to read/write in English, etc.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification


• Crisis Prevention Institute training within 90 days of hire or transfer and then annually is required for the Psychiatric unit only.

Preferred Licensure/Certifications: N/A

Required Experience: Less than one year

Preferred Experience: N/A

referred Education: N/A