Patient Care Assistant Training Program

Job description

**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift

**Description:**

***Next class December 1st** **- December 12th** *****

**Job** **Summary** :

This is a **paid, 10-day consecutive training program** (Monday through Friday), designed for individuals without prior experience or certification as a Nursing Assistant.

During the program, you’ll be hired into a temporary **Patient Care Assistant (PCA)** role, where you’ll assist clinical staff under supervision while completing **40 hours of training (plus 40 hours of orientation)** , including classroom instruction, skills lab, and clinical experience.

Upon successful completion, you’ll transition into a **full-time Patient Care Technician (PCT)** position within our team.

**Works rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.**

Please note:

+ **Attendance for all 10 days is mandatory.** Missing any portion of the training will result in forfeiting your spot, and re-enrollment is not guaranteed.
+ This program is for internal training purposes only and does **not qualify** you to sit for the Iowa state nurse aide exam or work in long-term care settings.
+ You must complete all **pre-employment requirements** (drug screen, physical, and national background check) prior to starting the program.

We look forward to supporting your journey into patient care.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the next steps, feel free to reach out.

**Essential Functions:**

+ Attends didactic and clinical training sessions as outlined in the course curriculum.

Adheres to attendance requirements.
+ Receives training to assist patients with activities including personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, dressing/undressing, nutrition/feeding, and elimination needs.
+ Assists in the delivery of patient care with supervision by an RN, LPN, or Patient Care Technician.
+ Responds to patient calls and performs patient rounds to ensure the environment is safe/tidy.
+ Trained in the use of safe patient handling techniques when repositioning, transferring, and ambulating patients.
+ Performs safety patient observation for patients who are impulsive and/or at risk of injury to self or others.
+ Assists with post-mortem care.

- Observes and communicates patient needs to the nurse/PCT.
+ Collects and labels specimens.

**Qualifications:**

+ Must be 16 years of age.

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states.

Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes.

We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

**MercyOne Central Iowa** sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties.

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/desmoines/find-a-location/) , founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available.

The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers.

Other centers associated with MercyOne Central Iowa include:

MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/desmoines/location/mercyone-west-des-moines-medical-center)

MercyOne Centerville Medical Center

MercyOne Newton Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/newton/)

MercyOne Children’s Hospital

MercyOne Clive Rehabilitation Hospital (https://www.mercyrehabdesmoines.com/)

House of Mercy

Clive Behavioral Health (https://clivebehavioral.com/)

With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.

MercyOne Medical Group – Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems, made up of more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Wapello, Warren and Webster counties.

**Our Commitment**

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings.

By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states.

Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes.

We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran

Required Skill Profession

Other General