Patient Care Assistant — Hands-On Medical Support

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine duties under the supervision of a licensed nurse. You will care for medically ill patients, monitor status, and maintain a clean, safe environment in a hospital setting.

Primary responsibilities include direct patient care, assisting with daily living activities, mobility, nutrition, toileting, and vital signs data collection. Orientation occurs during the first full week of training.

Qualifications

• BLS certification is required prior to performing patient care.
• Orientation requires your availability to complete Clinical Orientation on the first full week.

Responsibilities

• Care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients.
• Performs direct patient care.
• Observes and reports changes in patient condition.
• Provides a clean and safe environment.
• Assists with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, etc.).
• Promotes mobility (ambulating, transferring, turning, positioning, lifting).
• Assists with nutrition and hydration (feeding).
• Assists with toileting and elimination (bedpan/urinal/commode).
• Gathers data and reports abnormal findings (vital signs, intake/output).

Skills

BLS Certification

Direct patient care

Job description

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine duties under the supervision of a licensed nurse. You will care for medically ill patients, monitor status, and maintain a clean, safe environment in a hospital setting.

Primary responsibilities include direct patient care, assisting with daily living activities, mobility, nutrition, toileting, and vital signs data collection. Orientation occurs during the first full week of training.