Associate Patient Care | 3 East | Days | Full time

UF Health; St. Augustine South (FL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Florida seeks a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, helping deliver safe, patient-centered services. This full-time role covers 36 hours per week, 7:00am to 7:00pm, in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The PCA maintains a clean environment and demonstrates service excellence to support patient and family satisfaction. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and be prepared to learn hospital computer

Qualifications

• Teamwork and professional communication with all healthcare team.
• Ability to learn and apply hospital computer technologies and procedures.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and standard precautions; read/write in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under supervision of RN.
• Deliver safe, patient-centered care.
• Maintain a clean, orderly environment.
• Demonstrate service-excellence behaviors to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Skills

Teamwork

Professional communication

Hospital computer literacy

Medical terminology

English reading/writing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

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

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

• 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