Night Shift Patient Care Assistant — EKGs & Vitals

Scripps Health; California; Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night shift

Benefit-eligible

Job summary

Scripps Health in La Jolla, San Diego, seeks a Patient Care Assistant for the Surgical Acute unit at Scripps Green Hospital. This full-time, benefit-eligible role includes 12-hour night shifts and direct patient care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

You’ll perform EKGs, take vitals, assist with patient transport and activities of daily living, and support the clinical team to ensure safe, high-quality care every day.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent service to patients as a key member of the clinical care team.
• Assists patients with daily living activities and data collection to ensure a safe environment.
• Performs EKGs, takes vitals, and assists with patient transport.
• Supports unit with logistic, clerical, equipment/supply, and charge reconciliation duties.

Job description

This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position working 12-hour night shifts and located at Scripps Green Hospital, Surgical Acute unit.

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Join our team of Patient Care Assistants in our Surgical Acute department at Scripps Green Hospital San Diego, located in the central coastal community of La Jolla. Scripps Green has been serving San Diego County since 1977 and has several nationally ranked specialty departments. If you are looking to join an organization that is focused on providing the best patient care, this is the opportunity for you!

The ideal candidate will be someone who brings a positive energy and is committed to delivering exceptional patient care. Primary responsibilities will be performing EKGs, taking vitals, patient transport, and assisting patients with activities of daily living.

The general duties of the Patient Care Assistant include:

• Provides excellent service to patients as a key member of the clinical care team
• Assists patients with personal needs and activities of daily living, collects data, and ensures the patient has a safe, organized environment
• Assists with patient care within the scope permitted and under the direction of a clinician
• Supports the unit with a variety of patient logistic, clerical, equipment/supply, and charge reconciliation duties