Health Care Associate (HCA) – Med. Surg. Ortho Trauma 5WE - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Job description

Thank you for considering a career at Mercy Health! Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Work Shift: Nights (United States of America) Job Description: This role is represented by a collective bargaining agreement. Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital SHIFT: Full time nights 7p - 7:30a JOB SUMMARY: The Health Care Associate (HCA) /Patient Care Associate (PCA) works with his/her team partner(s), the Registered Nurse and the Unit Secretary, to provide direct patient care. As a member of the Patient Care Team, the HCA/PCA is cross trained to perform a wide range of essential patient services. The HCA/PCA performs a variety of basic age-specific duties to assist in the care of the patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN). All clinical care will be done under the direction of the RN who has determined appropriate tasks for delegation. The HCA/PCA makes observations as directed by the RN and reports deviations to the RN. EDUCATION: High School Diploma/GED preferred STNA (State-tested Nurse Assistant) or completion of HCA training course with Certification related to acute care setting, or a Nursing Student who has completed first semester of an acute care hospital-based cl...