Patient Care Assistant I

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Job posting number: #7287178 (Ref:10027788)

Posted: October 17, 2024

Salary / Pay Rate: $21.22 - $28.68 / hour

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Patient Care Assistant I

Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission:To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

A Patient Care Assistant (PCA) is a healthcare professional trained to provide specific patient care services to designated patients under the guidance and supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). Their role involves assisting the healthcare team by delivering services promptly, accurately, and with a courteous demeanor. PCAs play a vital role in supporting patient care and ensuring the well-being of patients under the direction of RNs.

As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Provides accurate, reliable, courteous and timely services to all customers.
  • Delivers in a knowledgeable consistent and skillful manner under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
  • Demonstrates competence appropriate to their role and function in high risk and/or problem prone behaviors.
  • Delivers patient care in a manner consistent with the scope of practice of their discipline and the standards established by City of Hope as expressed in the plans for provision of care and policies and procedures.
  • Maintains current knowledge and awareness of organizational and regulatory standards, policies and procedures.
  • Participates in a collaborative, empowered work environment as demonstrated through teamwork.
  • Effectively communicates with all customers and team members to meet organizational goals and to provide customer satisfaction.
  • Maintains current knowledge and skills through attendance and participation in organizational and departmental meetings and continuing education activities.
  • Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by appropriate and timely use of organizational resources.
  • Actively participates in performance improvement activities to continuously improve service delivery.
  • Demonstrates City of Hope values in individual work performance.

Your qualifications should include:

  • High School Graduate or equivalent plus one of the following:
  • Non-licensed graduate of a Registered Nurse or Licenses Vocational (LVN) program; or
  • Enrollment in an approved RN program and completion of at least one medical surgical clinical rotation; or
  • Active Certification as a Nursing Assistant
  • AHA BLS Certification

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, pleaseclick here.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $21.22 - $28.68 / hour

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.


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Job posting number:#7287178 (Ref:10027788)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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