Join the team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

Join Avera as a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) and join a mission-driven organization with a great company culture and team environment.

Position Highlights:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!

• Options for Free Health Insurance!

• Career Growth: Great opportunity to obtain healthcare experience for those that are looking to further their education in healthcare or be involved in an ever-changing career with upward mobility.

• Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.

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  Job Summary

• Perform clerical duties: answer phones, take and relay messages, schedule patients, fax, and file documents. Assist with errands for department staff.

• Assist in departmental work and visitor flow escorting patients and families between departments.

• Perform appropriate supportive care for patients under the direction of a nurse. Accompany patient to exam room and assess vital signs, perform EKGs, and transport specimens to lab.

• Coordinate patient, maintenance, or repair services from other departments under direction from nurse.

• Clean and restock exam rooms and patient care equipment.

  Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Must be at least 16 years old.

• Previous work in a hospital or long-term care facility preferred.

  Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) registry preferred but not required.

• BLS within 30 days of start date.

  Work Schedule

• Monday-Thursday 8-5pm. Fridays 8-12, occas hol; 72hrs/2wks

  Pay

  The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

• $17.50 - $22.00 per hour

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