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Avera Patient Care Assistant - Pierre Primary Clinic in Pierre, South Dakota

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 theireducation 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.

Avera St. Mary’s Named Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals (https://www.avera.org/news-media/news/2018/top-20-rural-hospital/)

  • Learn more about the Avera St. Mary’s and Pierre community here (https://youtu.be/fwlkdE9PPWo) !

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-Friday; 72 hours every 2 weeks

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

  • Occasional urgent care evenings & weekend rotations (Minimum of one Saturday morning every 8-10 weeks)

Pay

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

  • $17.50 - $22.00 per hour

What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/)

The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444.

Additional Notices:

For TTY, dial 711

Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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