Compassionate Patient Care Assistant | Team-Driven

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 22 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Texas Children’s in Houston seeks a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine and specialized patient care under RN supervision. You’ll provide developmentally appropriate, family-centered care and support a safe, positive patient experience.

Responsibilities include vital signs, specimen collection, hygiene, and collaboration with RNs. Respiratory fit testing is required; prior CNA/MA training or BSN rotation is valued. This role is on-site in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

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

Responsabilités

• Obtain and document vital signs, measurements, intake/output; report abnormal findings to RN.
• Respond to monitor alarms and communicate abnormal values to RN.
• Provide basic hygiene, comfort measures, and activities of daily living.
• Collaborate with RNs to prioritize workload based on patient and family needs.
• Collect and label laboratory specimens and perform bedside testing with quality-control activities.
• Prepare patient rooms for admissions with age-appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Provide input to RN regarding patient responses and care plans.
• Transport medications per guidelines.
• Perform unit-specific and clerical duties, including use of computer, intercom, and EKG-monitor systems.
• Maintain patient and family confidentiality and communicate effectively with care team.
• Participate in required training, unit goals, and performance-improvement initiatives.

Connaissances

Vital signs documentation

Patient care

Communication

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Nursing assistant/Medical assistant program

BSN clinical rotation enrollment

Direct patient care experience (1 year)

Outils

EKG-monitor systems

Description du poste

Texas Children’s in Houston seeks a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine and specialized patient care under RN supervision. You’ll provide developmentally appropriate, family-centered care and support a safe, positive patient experience.

Responsibilities include vital signs, specimen collection, hygiene, and collaboration with RNs. Respiratory fit testing is required; prior CNA/MA training or BSN rotation is valued. This role is on-site in a hospital setting.