Patient Care Assistant (PCA) - 4SE TCU Cardiac/Telemetry

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Florence, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Patient Care Assistant for the 4SE TCU Cardiac/Telemetry Step Down Unit, a 32-bed unit at Florence Hospital. The PCA coordinates and maintains clerical functions and duties for a designated unit or program. The position uses customer service skills when greeting patients and visitors and answering telephone calls, and completes worklist tasks triggered by physician orders or nurse-generated tasks under the direct supervision of licensed nursing personnel. Under the direction of an RN or LPN, the PCA provides direct and indirect patient care. The role assists patients with activities of daily living and personal care, promotes comfort, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of patients. St. Elizabeth provides on-the-job training, paid classroom and clinical orientation time, and individualized clinical orientation with a preceptor based on experience.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to perform tasks such as taking vital signs.
Knowledge of body mechanics.
General computer skills and applications.
Customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and maintain clerical functions and duties of a designated unit or program.
Greet patients and visitors and answer telephone calls using customer service skills.
Complete worklist tasks triggered by physician orders or nurse-generated tasks under the direct supervision of licensed nursing personnel.
Provide direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of an RN or LPN.
Assist patients with activities of daily living and personal care.
Provide for patient comfort and help maintain a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of patients.