Night PCA: Compassionate Inpatient Care Assistant

LMHS brand; Newark (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Licking Memorial Health Systems in Newark, Ohio, is seeking a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for the Night shift on 4 West. You will support nurses with direct patient care, lifts and transports, and help ensure patient safety in a busy hospital environment.

Under RN supervision, you will collect specimens, monitor high-risk patients, take vitals, document in the EMR, and maintain supplies at the bedside. This role emphasizes professionalism, independence, and compassionate care for our community.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement, high school diploma or GED.
• Read, write, and follow verbal or written instructions.
• Maintain CPR certification.
• STNA, NA or MA licensure preferred.
• Obtain/maintain electronic medical record documentation skills.
• Work independently and professionally.
• Obtain/maintain 12 lead ECG testing proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lifts, transfers, transport patients safely to an inpatient bed and to and from ancillary departments.
• Collect, label, and enter specimens obtained.
• Perform one-to-one monitoring on high-risk patients when requested by RN or physician.
• Obtain vitalsigns and weights.
• Enters work orders in computer.
• Stocks supplies at bedside.

Skills

CPR certification

EMR documentation skills

Read/write instructions

Work independently

Vitals monitoring

Education

High school diploma or GED

STNA/NA/MA licensure preferred

Job description

Licking Memorial Health Systems in Newark, Ohio, is seeking a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for the Night shift on 4 West. You will support nurses with direct patient care, lifts and transports, and help ensure patient safety in a busy hospital environment.

Under RN supervision, you will collect specimens, monitor high-risk patients, take vitals, document in the EMR, and maintain supplies at the bedside. This role emphasizes professionalism, independence, and compassionate care for our community.