Associate Patient Care | SICU | Nights | Full time

UF Health Shands Homecare; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health Shands Homecare is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to provide direct patient care and supportive services under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The PCA helps deliver safe, patient-centered care and maintains a clean, orderly environment.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma or GED and be prepared to complete BLS certification; less than one year of experience required. The role involves teamwork and learning hospital computer systems.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: less than one year.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Teamwork

Professional communication

Hospital computer systems

Medical terminology

Standard precautions

English literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Job Description

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