Patient Care Assistant | 74 Med Surg | Variable | Part time
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open patient care technician jobs in Florida post a median of $20.83 an hour, the middle half $20.10–$20.83, across 23 jobs that state their pay. Patient care technicians employed in Florida earn a median of $18.03 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Patient care technicians in Florida: pay by town and employer
Workplace injuries
UF Health Rehab Hospital in Gainesville reported 4 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 391,214 hours worked: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against 4.5 per 100 full-time workers at orthopedic hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 2.4 per 100 full-time workers. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Uf Health Shands Hospital
Medicare gives Uf Health Shands Hospital 5 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Florida's hospitals average 3.0). 76% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Florida hospitals by rating.
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About the job
Overview
Part time 24 hours/week | Variable
The Patient Care Assistant functions as an assistant to the Registered Nurse performing routine procedures under his or her supervision. The PCA provides nursing support to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
- Licensed EMT or Paramedic; or
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with high school diploma or equivalent with one (1) year of patient care experience in a clinical setting preferred; or
- Nursing student currently enrolled in an approved program for preparation of either professional nurses or licensed practical nurses - upon successful completion of the didactic and clinical portion of a nursing fundamental course work; or
- Current employees who have completed an approved professional nursing or licensed practical nursing program and are awaiting NCLEX authorization to test (up to 90 days post-graduation); or
- Current employees who have completed an approved professional nursing or licensed practical nursing program and have been unsuccessful in passing the NCLEX examination (up to 6 months post initial authorization to test); or
- Junior and Senior High School Students attending a state approved CNA training program who are CNAs and have a recommendation from the instructor.
Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose
NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.
Licensure/Certification/Registration: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required for those not currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a nursing program.
From UF Health's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About UF Health
UF Health is the University of Florida's nonprofit academic health system, with 12 (source: UF Health, About UF Health) hospitals, hundreds of physician practices and outpatient locations, and more than 30,000 (source: UF Health, About UF Health) faculty and staff in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Central Florida. Source: UF Health, About UF Health
Based in Gainesville, FLHires in Florida, GeorgiaPay on its listings: 0.9% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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