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.
2503020279 Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship
MINIMUM EDUCATION: High School Graduate or equivalent
PREFERRED EDUCATION: Satisfactorily completed a Nurse Assistant, EMT, Paramedic or Medical Assisting course.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 6 months in healthcare industry and/or knowledge of basic medical terms and procedures

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