Associate Patient Care | Emergency Room | Nights | Full time

UF Health; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health is seeking a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to provide direct patient care and supportive services under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The PCA helps deliver safe, patient-centered care, keeps environments clean, and supports service excellence to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED and Basic Life Support (BLS). The role requires teamwork, basic medical terminology knowledge, and comfort using hospital computer systems.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates teamwork and communicates in a professional manner with all of the healthcare team.
• Reads and writes basic medical terminology; able to use hospital systems and procedures related to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under RN supervision to promote safe, effective, patient-centered care.
• Maintain a clean, orderly environment and support service excellence to patients and families.
• Assist with clinical workflows and basic unit tasks as trained and assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Professional communication

Hospital computer systems

Medical terminology

English literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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

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
Preferred Education: N/A