Patient Care Associate: Paid Training & Tuition Assistance

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

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.