Patient Care Associate | Med Surg 5th Floor | Days | Full time

UF Health Shands Homecare; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health Shands Homecare is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to provide direct patient care and supportive services under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role focuses on safe, patient-centered care while maintaining a clean, orderly environment and delivering service excellence to patients and families.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, BLS certification, and CPI training within 90 days (psychiatric unit) with ongoing annual refreshers.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Less than one year of experience preferred.
• BLS Certification required.
• CPI training within 90 days of hire or transfer for psychiatric unit.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and supportive services under RN supervision.
• Delivers safe, patient-centered care in a clean and orderly environment.
• Demonstrates service-excellence behaviors to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Skills

Teamwork

Medical terminology

English reading/writing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS Certification

CPI training within 90 days (psychiatric unit)

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Full time 36 hours/week | 6:45am - 7:15pm

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) provides direct patient care and supportive services under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). The PCA assists in delivering safe, effective, patient-centered care while ensuring a clean, orderly environment and demonstrating service excellence behaviors to promote patient and family satisfaction.

Qualifications

Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups

Required Education: High School Diploma or GED

Necessary Skills

• Demonstrates teamwork and communicates in a professional manner with all of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn and apply all hospital computer technologies and procedures that affect patient care delivery.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology and standard precautions, ability to read/write in English, etc.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Crisis Prevention Institute training within 90 days of hire or transfer and then annually is required for the Psychiatric unit only.

Preferred Licensure/Certifications: N/A

Required Experience: Less than one year

Preferred Experience: N/A