Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Night Shift

Description:

Patient Care Assistant 

Department: Emergency - Our Chelsea Emergency Department has experienced physicians and nurses with advanced training in emergency medicine that provide care 365 days a year in the 24-hour Emergency Department. More than 18,000 patients are treated each year for emergencies ranging from life threatening cardiac arrests and strokes, to major injuries and accidents, to more minor injuries.

Location: Chelsea, MI 

Minimum pay rate: $16.00-19.49/hr + based upon applicable on the job patient care experience 

Why Join Us?  

• Join an organization that is committed to the principle that health care is a basic human right and that all Americans should have access to high-quality, comprehensive health care 

• AWARD WINNING WORKPLACE! The Chelsea hospital is ranked among Newsweek’s best hospitals in the state of Michigan for 2025! Chelsea Hospital is nationally recognized for both quality of care and patient satisfaction and was named a Fortune/PINC 100 Top Hospital in 2023 and a Top Community Hospital by Becker’s Healthcare Review 

• Competitive compensation, DAILYPAY 

• Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods. 

• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability 

• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions 

• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health 

• Tuition Reimbursement 

 

Position Purpose:  

Exceptional opportunity for a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) to support our vision and serve with us as a compassionate and transforming healing presence in our community. We seek exceptional individuals from a variety of backgrounds, because diversity makes us stronger.  

The PCA, under the direction of a registered nurse, is responsible for direct patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs. They assist in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe and conducive to patient/family wellbeing including concepts of relationship-based care. 

Training is provided to prepare our colleagues for success. Patient Care Assistant’s provide continuous observation and monitoring of assigned patients. Notifies nursing staff if the patient requires assistance, control, or other nursing intervention. Knowledgeable and supportive of patients, the confidentiality of HIPAA protected information, and other related hospital policies. The PCA assists patient in completing ADLs including: Bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring, ambulation using assistive devices and with feeding and menu selection. They are responsible to record patient information and required data in appropriate areas <