Associate Patient Care | Med Surg 7th Floor | Days | Full time

UF Health Shands Homecare; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health Shands Homecare in Saint Augustine seeks a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for full-time, 36 hours per week, day shift. The PCA provides direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse to support safe, patient-centered care and maintain a clean, orderly environment.

The role emphasizes teamwork, learning hospital computer systems, familiarity with medical terminology and standard precautions, with BLS required and on-the-job training for unit-specific procedures.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read/write in English and communicate with the healthcare team.
• Willing to learn hospital computer systems and procedures impacting patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under RN supervision.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment.
• Promote patient and family satisfaction through service excellence.

Skills

Teamwork

English literacy

Medical terminology

Computer literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hospital computer systems

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Full time 36 hours/week | Days

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