Compassionate Patient Care Assistant - Family-Centered

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine and specialized patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will provide developmentally appropriate, family-centered care and help maintain a safe, efficient patient experience.

Responsibilities include taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, collecting specimens, and collaborating with RNs to prioritize care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Completion of a formal nursing assistant, medical assistant, or similar clinical education program.
• Current enrollment in a BSN program with one clinical rotation completed at time of hire.
• One year of direct patient care experience.

Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents vital signs, body measurements, intake/output, and physiologic values.
• Responds to monitor alarms and communicates abnormal values to the RN.
• Provides basic hygiene and activities of daily living.
• Collaborates with RNs to prioritize workload.
• Collects and labels laboratory specimens and performs bedside testing.
• Prepares patient rooms for admissions with age-appropriate supplies.
• Provides input to the RN on patient responses to care.
• Transports medications following guidelines.
• Performs unit-specific and clerical duties (computer, phone, intercom, EKG).
• Maintains patient and family confidentiality and communicates effectively.
• Participates in training and performance-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Nursing assistant program

Tools

EKG monitoring system

Job description

Texas Children's Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine and specialized patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will provide developmentally appropriate, family-centered care and help maintain a safe, efficient patient experience.

Responsibilities include taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, collecting specimens, and collaborating with RNs to prioritize care.