Patient Care Assistant
About The Position
The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) provides direct patient care under the delegation and/or supervision of a nurse or healthcare provider. The role prioritizes wellness and patient perspectives, partners with specialized ancillary team members, and contributes to safety and quality at the point of care in a fast-paced, innovative clinical environment. The PCA may model proficiency by precepting people new to healthcare and/or UCHealth. Direct care includes gathering vital signs, measuring blood glucose, and measuring intake and output. The PCA assists patients with personal care, activities of daily living, and progressive mobility, and helps keep the care area stocked, clean, and orderly. This is an onsite position at UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion in Aurora, Colorado, with multiple units available and rotating day and night shifts. The schedule may be full-time at 72 hours per two-week pay period or part-time at 48 hours per two-week pay period. Pay is $19.10–$24.83 per hour, depending on relevant experience.
Requirements
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification within 30 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care under the delegation and/or supervision of a nurse or healthcare provider.
- Gather vital signs and measure blood glucose, intake, and output.
- Assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living.
- Assist patients with progressive mobility.
- Keep the care area stocked, clean, and orderly.
- Partner effectively with specialized ancillary team members.
- Contribute to safety and quality solutions at the point of care.
- Precept people new to healthcare and/or UCHealth.
Benefits
- 3-Year Incentive Bonus
- Annual merit pay increases
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents
- Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources
- Free Care.com membership
- Voluntary benefits including accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Paid family and medical leave, including Colorado FAMLI
- Leaves of absence
- Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, with buy-up options
- Employer-provided short-term and long-term disability coverage, with buy-up options
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contribution
- Additional 457(b) plan may be available
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care
- Health savings account available when enrolled in a high-deductible medical plan
- Access to academic degrees and certificate programs
- Tuition, books, and fees paid up to 100% for specific educational degrees
- Other qualifying education programs may receive up to $10,000 per year prepaid or up to $5,250 per year in tuition reimbursement
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and internal professional development opportunities
- Free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting federal student loans for forgiveness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
