Patient Care Associate - Med Surg

Position Overview

A Patient Care Associate serves as a technical assistant to nursing on the unit whose primary function is to assist with basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and to help ensure care is complete. The nursing assistant works as part of the nursing team on a unit and throughout the hospital to ensure that each and every patient and guest to the hospital has their needs met, whether that need is physical, spiritual or educational.

The role includes assisting with basic patient care, monitoring vital signs, hygiene, and ensuring complete care on the unit and across the hospital.

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level
• Flexibility to float to another unit/department when necessary

• Ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions
• Basic addition and subtraction skills
• Verbal skills to effectively relate to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians
• Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks to be completed

This position is authorized 72.00 hours bi-weekly.