Patient Care Associate: Training‑Provided Caregiver Path

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Employee Referral Incentive

Employee Assistance Program

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Norton Healthcare is hiring a Patient Care Associate (PCA) to provide direct patient care under licensed nursing staff. This entry role offers a paid, comprehensive training program to develop skills in patient growth, development, and family interactions.

The PCA will support daily activities, monitor patients, assist with hygiene, mobility, vital signs, and basic procedures, while contributing to a safe, clean environment and infection prevention.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• No certifications required.
• Tuition assistance up to $45,000 when pursuing clinical degrees in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with activities to maintain personal hygiene.
• Assisting patients with ambulation, transfers, and turns.
• Maintaining a clean and safe patient environment to promote safety and infection control.
• Notifying staff of changes in a patient's condition or safety concerns.
• Applying infection control concepts and techniques.
• Taking vital signs and performing phlebotomy and glucose checks.

Skills

No experience required

No certifications required

Job description

Norton Healthcare is hiring a Patient Care Associate (PCA) to provide direct patient care under licensed nursing staff. This entry role offers a paid, comprehensive training program to develop skills in patient growth, development, and family interactions.

The PCA will support daily activities, monitor patients, assist with hygiene, mobility, vital signs, and basic procedures, while contributing to a safe, clean environment and infection prevention.