Explore a career as a patient care associate at Northwell Health

Northwell patient care associates provide direct care and support to our patients under the guidance of our nurses and physicians. It’s a Truly Compassionate role where our team members can positively impact the communities we serve.

When you explore a career well cared for as a patient care associate with our team, you’ll find a fulfilling career with opportunities to expand your clinical skills, pursue new certifications and advance your education.

Patient care associates play an important role in delivering compassionate, hands-on care to our patients. Their responsibilities include phlebotomy, EKGs, collecting specimens and cultures, assisting with activities of daily living, performing simple wound dressings, taking vital signs and supporting other essential patient care needs.

Here are the qualifications required for a patient care associate at Northwell:

• High school diploma or equivalent, required.
• One to three (1-3) years of relevant experience, required.

Learn more about how you can begin your journey and see how Jessica and Guillermo took different paths. Their inspiring career journeys demonstrate how starting as a patient care associate can unlock many career opportunities at Northwell.

Guillermo’s Career Growth

• 2016 – Patient Care Associate – Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• 2020 – Registered Nurse Critical Care – Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• 2020 – Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit – Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• Current position – Advanced Clinical Provider Fellow – Northwell Health

Click here to learn more about what a day in the life looks like as a patient care associate.

Jessica’s Career Growth

• 2005 – Patient Care Associate – North Shore University Hospital
• 2006 – Registered Nurse – Critical Care Unit – North Shore University Hospital
• 2007 – Registered Nurse – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – North Shore University Hospital
• 2010 – Registered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization – North Shore University Hospital
• 2015 – Nurse Practitioner – Northwell Health Solutions
• Current position – Senior Nurse Practitioner – Northwell Health Solutions

For the complete job descriptions of each role, we invite you to visit NorthwellCareers.com or view our available patient care associate roles here.