PCA/ Nurse Assistant - Encinitas - Float Pool (Part-Time)

Scripps Health; Encinitas (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas is hiring for a Float Pool Patient Care Assistant (PCA). This benefit-eligible, part-time role covers 12-hour night shifts and supports up to seven departments in a dynamic float pool.

You will assist patients with personal needs and daily living activities under the supervision of a clinician. Join a collaborative team focused on high-quality patient care and ongoing learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal needs and activities of daily living under clinician supervision.
• Support the unit with patient logistics, clerical tasks, equipment/supply handling, and charge reconciliation.
• Collaborate across multiple departments in a float pool environment to ensure patient safety and comfort.

Job description

This is a benefit-eligible, part-time position (48 hours every 2 weeks) working 12-hour night 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.