CNA and patient care technician jobs in Ocala, FL

Across 16 open CNA and patient care technician jobs here that post an hourly rate, from 7 employers, the middle half pays $18–$20.62 an hour, median $19.

By open jobs on this board: AdventHealth (6), Empath Health (4) and VNA of Florida (4).

Ranked by the hourly rates each one posts for the CNA and patient care technician jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: AdventHealth (most often $16.02–$25.63 an hour, a median of $20.83 across 5 posted rates), Concierge Care VA Agency (most often $18–$22 an hour, a median of $20 across 1 posted rate) and VNA of Florida (a median of $19 an hour across 4 posted rates). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.

4 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Certified CNAs and HHAs at Amada Senior Care the Villages (...be more depending on the client and their level of care. We offer weekly pay and direct deposit. We are...); Certified HHA / CNA – WEEKLY PAY! W-2 at Concierge Care VA Agency; Weekend Only Certified Nursing Assistant at Griswold Home Care (...appreciated. Our team members enjoy a range of benefits, including weekly pay, paid orientation, and...). Every such job in Florida.

1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Avante at Ocala (...(CNA) Needed!! Come Join our Skilled Nursing Facility Avante Offers DAILY PAY!! Work Today, Get Paid...).

Of the 2 nursing homes in Ocala hiring on this site, by what each reports to Medicare (Oct 2026): Bridgewater Park Health & Rehabilitation Center (one aide for every 9.9 residents); Avante at Ocala, Inc (one aide for every 10.7 residents, posting a middle of $17.00 an hour). The middle nursing home in Florida has one aide on duty for every 10.9 residents. Every one is listed with its turnover and ratings.

Adventhealth Ocala: 4 of 5 stars, 78% of patients said nurses always communicated well (Medicare, Jul 2026). Each one opens its employer's other hospitals and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Davita Ocala Regional Kidney Centers Home Dialysis Division Pd: 3 of 5 stars, Davita Ocala West Home Training: 3 of 5 stars, Davita Ocala Regional Kidney Center-West: 2 of 5 stars, 54% of patients rated the staff 9 or 10 and Davita Silver Springs Shores Dialysis: 1 of 5 stars, 71% of patients rated the staff 9 or 10 (Medicare, Oct 2026). All 6 opens its employer's other centers and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Hospice of Marion County Inc: 78% of families said the team always communicated well (3 stars), in Medicare's hospice survey. Each one opens its employer's other hospices and jobs. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

By each hospital's own report to Medicare (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits), nursing aide hours averaged $23.27 at Adventhealth Ocala, $20.70 at Marion Communtiy Hospital, against $22.58 an hour across Florida's hospitals. An average over every hour, not one job's pay. Every Florida hospital.

By what they reported to OSHA for 2025, in work injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers: AdventHealth Ocala (AdventHealth) 4.9, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide; Cates Hospice House (Empath Health) 1.4, best estimate 2.0, against 5.2 at nursing homes nationwide; Estelle's Hospice House (Empath Health) 0.0, best estimate 0.8, against 5.2 at nursing homes nationwide; Avante At Ocala (Avante at Ocala) 3.6, best estimate 3.9, against 5.2 at nursing homes nationwide. These are the employers' own reports. Workplace injuries in Florida.

State CNA certification for most roles; some hospitals train you or hire nursing students as techs. Each posting lists its own requirements.