Patient Care Associate, 5E/5C Acute Cardiac Progressive Care, Nights
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Patient Care Associate provides direct patient care under the direction of licensed nursing staff, supporting safe, quality care and patient and family interactions. The role includes assisting with personal hygiene and mobility, maintaining a clean and safe environment, monitoring and communicating patient status, and performing vital signs, phlebotomy, and glucose checks. No experience or certification is required; paid comprehensive training is provided.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Responsibilities
No experience or certification required to become a Patient Care Associate (PCA). We provide a paid, comprehensive training program.
Discover a healthcare career designed with you in mind at Norton Healthcare. The Patient Care Associate (PCA) provides direct patient care under the direction of licensed nursing staff. The initiatives taken by the Patient Care Associate ensures safe, quality patient care. A Patient Care Associate applies knowledge and understanding of principles on patient growth and development in patient and family interactions.
Responsibilities:
Assisting patients with activities designed to maintain personal hygiene such as bathing, grooming, and skin care.
Assisting patients with ambulation, transfers, and turns.
Ensuring a clean and orderly patient environment to promote safety and infection prevention.
Notifying clinical staff of any changes in a patient's condition or safety concerns.
Applying infection control concepts and techniques.
Monitoring, recording, and effectively communicating the patient's condition, activities, behaviors, and safety concerns utilizing computerized documentation systems and other means as appropriate.
Taking vital signs and performing phlebotomy (blood draws) and glucose checks.
As an employee, we offer:
Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
Employee Referral Incentive to thank you for networking and helping us to grow.
Employee Assistance Program to provide access to well-being support should you need it.
Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.
Qualifications
No experience required.We provide a paid, comprehensive in-classroom and on the job training program.
No certifications required. We provide a paid, comprehensive in-classroom and on the job training program.
Career Pathway questions? There are many healthcare career pathways and we can provide tuition assistance up to $45,000 when pursuing clinical degrees in healthcare.
If you would like to learn more about the role, are passionate about taking care of patients and our community, we encourage you to apply.
Norton Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/S Exual Orientation/Gender Identity Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
162412
How this job compares
Set against the 3,360 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$10–13/hr48 hourly ranges
- US median$24–35/hr1,920 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is 37% below the Kentucky median midpoint ($12/hr) — in the middle half of Patient Care hourly ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 59 open Patient Care jobs in Kentucky and 3,360 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Norton Healthcare (this employer)13 open
- CVS Health8 open
- Visionworks8 open
- Experience
- Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (863 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,000 of the 3,360 open Patient Care jobs (60%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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