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 position 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 clinical environment. The PCA may help precept people new to healthcare and/or UCHealth. For the Nurse Aide role, direct care includes gathering vital signs, measuring blood glucose, and measuring intake and output. The PCA also 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 Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, in the PVH Cardiac department. The schedule is full time, 72 hours per two-week pay period, on nights.
Requirements
- Obtain 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, activities of daily living, and progressive mobility.
- Keep the care area stocked, clean, and orderly.
- Partner with specialized ancillary team members.
- Contribute to safety and quality at the point of care.
- Precept people new to healthcare and/or UCHealth.
Benefits
- Performance bonus through UCHealth's 3-Year Incentive Bonus program.
- Annual merit pay increase for performance meeting or exceeding established standards.
- Annual market reviews and base-pay adjustments as needed to remain market competitive.
- 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 and 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, and 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 a buy-up option.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contribution.
- An additional 457(b) plan may be available.
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; a health savings account is available with enrollment in a high-deductible medical plan.
- Access to academic degrees and certificate programs.
- UCHealth pays up to 100% of tuition, books, and fees for specific educational degrees; other programs may qualify for 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
