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

UF Health; St. Augustine South (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Florida seeks a Patient Care Assistant to provide direct patient care and support under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will help deliver safe, patient-centered care while keeping environments clean and orderly, promoting service excellence to patients and families.

The role emphasizes teamwork, quick learning of hospital computer systems, and adherence to basic medical terminology and standard precautions.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in a team and communicate professionally with the healthcare team.
• Able to learn and apply hospital computer technologies and procedures affecting patient care.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology and standard precautions; able to read/write in English.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and supportive services under RN supervision.
• Assists in delivering safe, effective, patient-centered care and maintains a clean, orderly environment.
• Demonstrates service excellence behaviors to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Skills

Teamwork

Professional communication

English literacy

Basic medical terminology

Standard precautions

Learning hospital computer systems

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS Certification

Crisis Prevention Institute training

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Overview

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