Patient Care Assistant

CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to quality and innovative care in East Texas. This role emphasizes a patient-first mindset, where your enthusiasm for helping others and critical thinking will shine in a dynamic clinical environment. You'll be part of a team that prioritizes social justice and health equity, delivering care in new and innovative ways. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including health coverage, retirement plans, and paid vacation, while making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and communities. If you're ready to thrive in a fast-paced setting and contribute to a noble cause, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA

Matching retirement plans

Paid vacation

Adoption assistance

Qualifications

• 1 year of previous patient care experience required.
• BLS certification is mandatory for this role.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care.
• Assist in transporting, transferring, and lifting patients.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

BLS certification

Job description

Overview

St. Luke’s Health-Memorial paves the way for quality innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. With hospitals in Lufkin, Livingston, and San Augustine, St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.

Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial is a 271-bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Lufkin, Texas. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

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

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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