Associate Patient Care | Float Personnel | Nights | Full time

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

Job summary

UF Health in Jacksonville, FL seeks a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for full-time night shifts (6:45pm - 7:15am). The PCA delivers direct patient care under RN supervision and supports a clean, orderly environment while promoting patient and family satisfaction.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED, BLS certification, and CPI training within 90 days for psychiatric units. Experience is less than one year is preferred.

Qualifications

• Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups.
• Required Education: High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and supportive services under the supervision of an RN.
• Delivers safe, effective, patient-centered care.
• Maintains a clean, orderly environment and demonstrates service excellence behaviors to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Skills

Teamwork

Professional communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hospital computer systems

Job description

Overview

Full time 36 hours/week | 6:45pm - 715am

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

Preferred Licensure/Certifications: N/A

Required Experience: Less than one year

Preferred Experience: N/A