Hospital Patient Care Assistant - Day Shift (Full Time)

Covenant-Health; Lenoir City (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health’s Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, TN, is seeking a Patient Care Assistant for the Medical-Surgical Unit. This full-time role supports registered nurses in direct patient care, ADLs, and routine clinical tasks.

It involves hands-on care, monitoring, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. The position emphasizes patient safety, infection control, and adherence to care plans, with opportunities to grow skills in vital signs, ambulation, and basic procedures as

Qualifications

• No specific formal education required; HS diploma or GED acceptable.
• CPR certification required.
• Experience not required.

Responsibilities

• Take and record vital signs and measurements.
• Assist with activities of daily living and mobility.
• Ambulate patients and transfer to wheelchairs or beds as needed.
• Assist with nutrition and meal distribution; provide water and feeding assistance.
• Provide routine personal care and comfort duties as part of nursing support.
• Maintain clean and safe patient environment and report equipment issues.
• Support patient safety and infection control practices.
• Assist with age-specific patient needs and follow care plans.

Skills

Patient care

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Covenant Health’s Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, TN, is seeking a Patient Care Assistant for the Medical-Surgical Unit. This full-time role supports registered nurses in direct patient care, ADLs, and routine clinical tasks.

It involves hands-on care, monitoring, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. The position emphasizes patient safety, infection control, and adherence to care plans, with opportunities to grow skills in vital signs, ambulation, and basic procedures as