Patient Care Associate Intermediate StepDown ICU Full Time Days NCB

Up to $6,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience

Summary

Patient Care Associate Under the direction/supervision of an RN, provides basic nursing care for assigned group of patients

• General Nursing Units PCA cares for patients from age 15 years to maturity by clinically competent nursing staff.
• Special Care Areas PCA cares for patients from age 15 years through adult with high risk conditions by clinically competent nursing staff.
• Maternal Child Units:
  • Labor and Delivery care includes patients who have a pregnancy related condition by staff who are clinically competent in maternity care.
  • Nursery care includes care for newborn until discharge status by clinically competent staff. Pediatric clinically competent staff provides care to patients from neonate through age of eighteen.
• GI Lab Unit Patient Care Associate cares for toddlers, beginning age 24 months, through adult by clinically competent staff.
• Chemical Dependent Unit and Psychiatric Unit Patient Care Associate cares for adult patients and family with holistic approach to emotional problems by clinically competent nursing staff.
• Emergency Unit - Patient Care Associate provides care to presenting patients of all ages by clinically competent staff in pediatric and high-risk adult care.
• Surgical Services - Patient Care Associate provides care to patients from neonate to geriatric.

Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.