Patient Care Assistant; PCA), Surgical Med Surg, Part Time

UC Health is hiring a Full-Time Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for the 4th floor Surgical Med Surg unit for Day Shift at West Chester Hospital.

The Patient Care Assistant provides basic direct patient care as delegated by clinical professional personnel in accordance with delegation law and rules and current education. The PCA maintains an orderly, clean and safe environment for patients and visitors.

West Chester Hospital provides its patients with access to the region’s largest group of specialized physicians and medical providers. With a reputation for providing outstanding patient experiences and quality medical care, the hospital consistently ranks amongst the top 5% in the nation.

West Chester Hospital provides a Level III Trauma Center that delivers superior emergency and critical care, and a certified Primary Stroke Center that provides access to the subspecialty care at the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute. West Chester Hospital has also achieved Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC), and the hospital is routinely ranked among the best places to work in Ohio and Greater Cincinnati.

• Great team environment that is supportive of all staff members.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment helps with retaining great team members.
• Great for growth and development opportunities available while provided care for medically complex patients.
• Sees a wide variety of surgeries including but not limited to orthopedics, bariatric, general, trauma, GI, and GU.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
• Community Discounts

• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  High School Diploma or GED required.
• LICENSE & CERTIFICATION:
  None required.
• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  0-6 Months of experience required.
• Preferred: 1 - 2 Years equivalent experience.

• Trained and maintains proficiency in AHA CPR and patient care skills. Completes unit-specific hospital safety education.
• One of the following criteria is required for this role:
• State Tested Nursing Aide Training;
  Acute Medical Surgical Training or Hospital Specific Training.
• May be a student from an accredited RN program that has successfully completed a medical surgical rotation or another acute care rotation.
• If candidates do not have either of the initial two requirements, the candidate must successfully complete the UC Health competency training for PCA’s and additional orientation before being permitted to care for patients.

Join our team as a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) in our Surgical Med Surg unit and work alongside the best and brightest clinical teams collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

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UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center.

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