Entry-Level Patient Care Associate - Paid Training & Tuition Aid

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Employee Referral Incentive

Employee Assistance Program

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Discover a healthcare career designed with you in mind at Norton Healthcare. The Patient Care Associate (PCA) provides direct patient care under the direction of licensed nursing staff and upholds safe, quality patient care. A PCA applies knowledge of patient growth and development to interactions with patients and families.

We offer a paid, comprehensive training program and a robust benefits package including tuition assistance up to $45,000 for pursuing clinical degrees in healthcare.

Qualifications

• No experience required; we provide a paid, comprehensive in-classroom and on-the job training program.
• No certifications required; we provide a paid, comprehensive in-classroom and on the job training program.
• Career Pathway questions? There are many healthcare career pathways and we can provide tuition assistance up to $45,000 when pursuing clinical degrees in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with activities designed to maintain personal hygiene such as bathing, grooming, and skin care.
• Assisting patients with ambulation, transfers, and turns.
• Ensuring a clean and orderly patient environment to promote safety and infection prevention.
• Notifying clinical staff of any changes in a patient’s condition or safety concerns.
• Applying infection control concepts and techniques.
• Monitoring, recording, and effectively communicating the patient’s condition, activities, behaviors, and safety concerns utilizing computerized documentation systems and other means as appropriate.
• Taking vital signs and performing phlebotomy (blood draws) and glucose checks.

Job description

Discover a healthcare career designed with you in mind at Norton Healthcare. The Patient Care Associate (PCA) provides direct patient care under the direction of licensed nursing staff and upholds safe, quality patient care. A PCA applies knowledge of patient growth and development to interactions with patients and families.

We offer a paid, comprehensive training program and a robust benefits package including tuition assistance up to $45,000 for pursuing clinical degrees in healthcare.