Patient Care Assistant II | 2 West | Nights

Regular full-time position, 72 hours every two weeks, night shift.

Pay

Hourly base hiring salary range: $20.95 – $31.43 (minimum $20.95, midpoint $26.19, maximum $31.43). Actual salaries vary based on skills and experience. This range is one component of the total rewards/compensation package.

About the role

The Patient Care Assistant II is a member of the healthcare team who provides direct and indirect patient care duties, supporting nursing within the Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to workflows and patient care tasks outlined by training and orientation.
• Accepts delegation from nurses to provide care in alignment with scope of practice.
• Conducts effective handoff between care team members, including communication with the nurse regarding the patient’s care plan each shift.
• Contributes to the admission, transfer, and discharge processes.
• Attentive to patient and visitor needs, maintaining compassionate care that addresses both physical and emotional aspects of well-being; communicates clearly and effectively through established systems concerning relevant information (verbally, non-verbally, and in writing).
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (ADLs), including patient hygiene, pressure injury prevention, and safe mobility; reduces risk of harm to patients through safety interventions.
• Transports patient specimens safely and effectively, documents accurately and timely in the Medical Record, and appropriately reports to the nursing staff any concerns identified.
• Contributes to seamless department operations by demonstrating dependability, workplace cleanliness and organization, supply management, and vigilant patient care equipment maintenance and management.
• Maintains professional responsibilities related to education, training, and accountability to department communication methods.
• May be oriented to unit secretarial duties, including responding to incoming calls, supporting personnel through interdepartmental and interprofessional communications, and using organizational communication systems to notify of codes (e.g., Code White, Code Neuro).
• Specific to inpatient locations: performs purposeful rounding in alignment with policy, educates patients on call light use, and is committed to call light responsiveness.
• Specific to Women’s and Children’s: handles responsibilities related to registration, certification, patient admission, insurance authorization process, electronic birth records, paternity testing, and recording fetal death.
• Other duties as assigned by department leadership.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) certification.

About the organization

Yuma Regional Medical Center, part of Onvida Health, offers a rewarding career making a difference in the lives of the southwestern Arizona community. Onvida Health values innovation, kindness, and integrity, aiming for better patient outcomes and a positive experience for all. The organization seeks individuals driven to improve and contribute to building a healthier future.

Location

Yuma, Arizona—recognized as the sunniest city on Earth—offers outdoor activities, cultural festivals, and a welcoming community. It provides easy access to larger cities and popular destinations, balancing career and personal adventures.

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