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

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Florence, KY

19h•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for their 4SE TCU Cardiac/Telemetry Step Down Unit located within the Florence Hospital. This role is part-time, 24 hours/week, with 7A-7P shifts. The PCA is responsible for coordinating and maintaining the clerical functions and duties of a designated unit/program, utilizing customer service skills when greeting patients/visitors and answering the telephone. They demonstrate the ability to complete worklist tasks triggered by physician orders or nurse-generated tasks under the direct supervision of licensed nursing personnel. The PCA provides direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of a RN or LPN, assisting patients with activities of daily living, providing for personal care, comfort, and assisting in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of patients. St. Elizabeth Healthcare emphasizes a supportive culture, competitive compensation, and benefits, with opportunities for on-the-job training, paid classroom and clinical orientation, and individualized clinical orientation with a preceptor.

Requirements

High school Diploma / GED
Ability to perform such tasks as vital signs
Demonstrates knowledge of body mechanics
General computer skills and applications
Customer service experience

Responsibilities

Coordinating and maintaining the clerical functions and duties of a designated unit/program
Utilizing Customer Service skills when greeting patient/visitors and answering telephone
Demonstrating the ability to complete worklist tasks triggered by physician orders or nurse-generated tasks under the direct supervision of licensed nursing personnel
Providing direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of a RN or LPN
Assisting patients with activities of daily living
Providing for personal care, comfort
Assisting in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for an assigned group of patients