Associate Patient Care | 7S Medicine | Days | Full time

UF Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 33,525,000 - 41,659,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Jacksonville is seeking a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role emphasizes safety, patient-centered care, and maintaining a clean, orderly environment.

You will support the healthcare team, learn hospital computer systems, and demonstrate service excellence to promote patient and family satisfaction. A high school diploma or GED and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BLS Certification required.
• Crisis Prevention Institute training within 90 days of hire (psychiatric unit).
• Less than one year of experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Teamwork

Professional communication

Tech literacy

Medical terminology

English reading/writing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hospital computer systems

Job description

Overview

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

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:

1. 1. Demonstrates teamwork and communicates in a professional manner with all of the healthcare team.
2. 2. Demonstrates the ability to learn and apply all hospital computer technologies and procedures that affect patient care delivery.
3. 3. 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