Patient Care Associate I

Patient Care Associate I

Job Category: Nursing Support

Requisition Number: PATIE010164

Posted: May 8, 2026

Full-Time

Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA 15009, USA

Description

Sign on/ retention bonus - totaling $3,000 for full-time patient care associates

Bonus eligible

Department: Level 3, work hours: Three 12 hr shifts per week, rotate days and nights, weekends and holidays required.

Basic function: Provides direct patient care appropriate to age, culture, and developmental needs under the direction of the professional nurse. Works closely with patients to provide physical assistance with daily living tasks, such as dressing, bathing, feeding, toileting, vital signs, catheter care, answering call lights, assisting with ambulation, turning, and ensuring patient safety. Technical skills may include obtaining 12 lead EKG, setting up respiratory equipment, glucometer monitoring, bladder catheterization and transcribing orders, when indicated.

Qualifications:

Required: High school graduate or equivalent. Excellent bedside manner and customer service & computer skills. Successful completion of applicable clearances as outlined in Human Resources policy HR-106 within 90 days of commencing employment.

Preferred: Successful completion of a nursing assistant program (with proof of completion). Nursing student after successful completion of their first quarter/semester of nursing school. Previous nursing assistant experience, CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). BCLS certification.

Equal opportunity employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.