Patient Care Assistant

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

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking dedicated individuals to join their team in Lufkin, Texas. This role emphasizes a patient-first mindset, where your enthusiasm and keen assessment skills will shine. You'll thrive in a dynamic clinical environment, assisting in various tasks to ensure safe and effective patient care. The organization is committed to social justice and health equity, providing a supportive atmosphere for both patients and staff. With comprehensive benefits, including health and dental coverage, this opportunity allows you to impact the healthcare landscape positively while advancing your career.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

FSA

Matching Retirement Plans

Paid Vacation

Adoption Assistance

Qualifications

• 1 year of previous patient care experience required.
• Quarterly AHA RQI competency certification post-hire is mandatory.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Patient Care

Critical Thinking

Assessment Skills

Sense of Urgency

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

1. High School Diploma/GED Required
2. 1 year of previous patient care experience required
3. 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.