Patient Care Aide Weekend - Cardiology I - PT - 3rd shift

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Job Description

The Patient Care Aide(PCA) works under the direction of the RN/LPN. The responsibilities of the Patient Care Aide include providing direct patient care and maintaining patient care standards. The Patient Care Aide must exhibit the ability to work with people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds; to organize, set priorities and manage multiple priorities, and to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

Qualifications

  • Education required: High School/GED completion
  • License, Certification and/or Registration: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period

About Us

Build Your Career with Us

At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve.

Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025.

Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center.

Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings.

Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program.

Huntsville Hospital Benefits

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

Learn More About Huntsville Hospital Health System

  • Careers: careers.hhsys.org
  • Benefits: careers.hhsys.org
  • Education & Professional Development: huntsvillehospital.org
  • Life In Huntsville: huntsvillehospital.org

Key Responsibilities

The Patient Care Aide provides direct patient care under the direction of RNs and LPNs. They are responsible for maintaining patient care standards and managing multiple priorities in a changing environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical supportPrioritizationAdaptabilityCommunicationHealthcare standards

Healthcare Professional Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

healthcare pay on WeekdayDoc is down 19.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the healthcare market look like in Alabama?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
healthcare listings in Alabama15 active1,999 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
healthcare pay trend−19.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Below most Physical Therapy Aide / Tech listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 131 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Huntsville Hospital Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Huntsville, AL
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
401K with Organization Match

Living in Huntsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,335/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Huntsville, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.