PCA/Unit Coordinator, Neuro ICU Step Down, Days

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 48,000; 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 staff. No experience or certification required; Norton offers a paid training program and clear career pathways with tuition assistance.

You'll assist with hygiene, mobility, infection prevention, monitor patients, take vitals, and support a safe, clean environment using electronic documentation. Comprehensive benefits and referral incentives accompany this entry-level healthcare role.

Qualifications

• No experience or certification required; paid training provided.
• Openness to learn patient care procedures and safety standards.
• Willingness to work in a healthcare setting and follow licensed staff guidance.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with hygiene, grooming, and skin care.
• Assist with ambulation, transfers, and turns.
• Maintain a clean, safe patient environment to prevent infections.
• Notify clinical staff of changes in patient condition or safety concerns.
• Apply infection control concepts and techniques.
• Record and communicate patient status using documentation systems.
• Take vital signs and perform phlebotomy and glucose checks.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Tools

Documentation systems

Phlebotomy basics

Job description

Responsibilities

No experience or certification required to become a Patient Care Associate (PCA). We provide a paid, comprehensive training program.

Discover a healthcare career designed with you in mind at Norton Healthcare. The Patient Care Associate (PCA) provides direct patient care under the direction of licensed nursing staff. The initiatives taken by the Patient Care Associate ensures safe, quality patient care. A Patient Care Associate applies knowledge and understanding of principles on patient growth and development in patient and family interactions.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting patients with activities designed to maintain personal hygiene such as bathing, grooming, and skin care.
• Assisting patients with ambulation, transfers, and turns.
• Ensuring a clean and orderly patient environment to promote safety and infection prevention.
• Notifying clinical staff of any changes in a patient’s condition or safety concerns.
• Applying infection control concepts and techniques.
• Monitoring, recording, and effectively communicating the patient’s condition, activities, behaviors, and safety concerns utilizing computerized documentation systems and other means as appropriate.
• Taking vital signs and performing phlebotomy (blood draws) and glucose checks.

As an employee, we offer:

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Employee Referral Incentive to thank you for networking and helping us to grow.
• Employee Assistance Program to provide access to well-being support should you need it.
• Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.

Qualifications

• No experience required.We provide a paid, comprehensive in-classroom and on the job training program.
• No certifications required. We provide a paid, comprehensive in-classroom and on the job training program.
• Career Pathway questions? There are many healthcare career pathways and we can provide tuition assistance up to $45,000 when pursuing clinical degrees in healthcare.