PCA/ Nurse Assistant - Encinitas - Float Pool - Days

Scripps Health; Encinitas (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas as a Patient Care Assistant in the Float Pool, providing sitter services and assisting patients with walking, bathing, and daily activities. You will work under the direction of clinicians, rotate through up to seven departments, and help ensure patient safety and comfort in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The role emphasizes teamwork, compassion, and hands-on patient support across multiple units, with scheduling details reflecting 12-hour day shifts and

Qualifications

• One year of recent experience under the license of a licensed healthcare provider OR current enrollment or completion of Nursing Assistant training from a recognized school OR current enrollment in an RN program with completion of the second semester, including nursing fundamentals.
• Must be able to speak, read and

Responsibilities

• Provide sitter services and assist patients with walking and daily activities.
• Assist with patient care on the floor and support patients' needs.
• Support the unit with patient logistics, clerical tasks, equipment/supply, and charge reconciliation duties.

Skills

Patient care

Daily living assistance

Education

Nursing Assistant training or RN program (2nd semester)

Job description

Description

This is a benefit-eligible, full-time position (72 hours every 2 weeks) working 12-hour day shifts and located at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Site-Based Float Pool.

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Join Our Float Pool Team of Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) where you will provide excellent service to patients as a key member of the clinical care team. PCAs assist patients with personal needs and activities of daily living, collects data, and ensures the patient has a safe, organized environment. They assist with patient care within the scope permitted and under the direction of a clinician and supports the unit with a variety of patient logistic, clerical, equipment/supply, and charge reconciliation duties.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is eager to gain exposure to up to 7 different departments in a float pool environment. Here you will have a unique opportunity to work with individuals in different department atmospheres with differing patient populations. Patient ratios range from 7:1 to 8:1. Primary assigned tasks will include working as a sitter in patient care and working on the floor to assist patients with walking, washing, and assorted needs while providing exceptional patient care. The Scripps culture promotes a positive work environment and highly collaborative work ethic.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

• One year of recent experience working under the license of a licensed healthcare provider OR current enrollment or completion of Nursing Assistant training from a recognized school OR current enrollment in an RN program with completion of the second semester, including nursing fundamentals.
• Must be able to speak, read and