Patient Care Assistant

CHI Health; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in East Texas is seeking dedicated individuals to support patient care through various tasks. This role requires a high school diploma and BLS certification, with a commitment to patient-first service in a dynamic environment, ensuring quality healthcare delivery.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Matching retirement plans

Paid vacation

Adoption assistance

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 1 year of previous patient care experience preferred.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in transporting, transferring, and lifting patients.
• Perform cleaning functions in the patient care unit.
• Conduct selected diagnostic tests.

Skills

Patient Care

Critical Thinking

Assessment Skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

BLS Certification

Job description

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, and cost-efficient patient care as delegated by the RN. Provides assistance in transporting, transferring, and lifting patients. Performs cleaning functions in the patient care unit as delegated and conducts selected diagnostic tests.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required
• 1 year of previous patient care experience preferred
• BLS certification required

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Overview

Overview:

St. Luke’s Health-Memorial leads the way in providing quality, innovative healthcare in East Texas, delivering over a quarter of a million patient services annually. With hospitals in Lufkin, Livingston, and San Augustine, St. Luke’s Health-Memorial offers significant charity care and community support each year.

Your success in this role stems from your enthusiasm to help others with a patient-first mindset. Strong assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career growth. You thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where no two days are the same.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial is a 271-bed non-profit facility providing quality healthcare to patients and communities in and around Lufkin, Texas. We are part of CommonSpirit Health, which operates 139 hospitals and over 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 25% of U.S. residents.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and delivering care in innovative ways, you belong with us.

While you're making an impact in healthcare, we’ll support you with benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.