Patient Care Associate, Float Team, 7a-7p

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Employee referral incentive

Employee assistance program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Norton Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Patient Care Associate (PCA) to provide direct patient care under licensed nursing staff.

The role supports safe, high-quality patient care while applying knowledge of patient growth and development in interactions with patients and families. The position emphasizes a comprehensive, paid training program and opportunities for career pathway advancement, along with tuition assistance and supportive benefits.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• No certifications required.
• Career pathway options with tuition assistance up to $45,000 for clinical degrees.

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, grooming, skin care).
• Assisting with ambulation, transfers, and turns.
• Maintaining a clean, safe patient environment to prevent infections.
• Notifying clinical staff of changes in patient condition or safety concerns.
• Applying infection control concepts and techniques.
• Taking vital signs and performing phlebotomy and glucose checks.
• Communicating patient status using documentation systems.

Skills

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

Infection control

Communication

Job description

No experience or certification required to become a Patient Care Associate (PCA). We provide a paid, comprehensive training program.

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. The initiatives taken by the Patient Care Associate ensures safe, quality patient care. A Patient Care Associate applies knowledge and understanding of principles on patient growth and development in patient and family interactions.

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.

As An Employee, We Offer

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Employee Referral Incentive to thank you for networking and helping us to grow.
• Employee Assistance Program to provide access to well-being support should you need it.
• Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.

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.