Associate Patient Care | 3 East | Days | Full time

UF Health Shands Homecare; Saint Augustine (FL); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UF Health Shands Homecare is seeking a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) in a day shift, full-time position in Saint Augustine, FL. The PCA will support safe, patient-centered care and maintain a clean environment while upholding service excellence to boost patient and family satisfaction.

Responsibilities include collaborating with the healthcare team, learning hospital IT systems, and applying basic medical terminology.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Less than one year experience preferred.
• BLS Certification required.
• Crisis Prevention Institute training within 90 days of hire for Psychiatric unit and annually thereafter.

Responsabilités

• Provides direct patient care and supportive services under RN supervision.
• Delivers safe, patient-centered care and maintains a clean, orderly environment.
• Demonstrates service excellence to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Connaissances

Teamwork

Professional communication

Hospital IT systems

Medical terminology

English literacy

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Description du poste

Overview

Job Description

Full time 36 hours/week | Day shift

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