Patient Care Assistant - Acute Care (FT, Days)

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine and specialized patient care under RN supervision. You will deliver developmentally appropriate, family-centered care and support a safe, efficient patient experience.

Responsibilities include obtaining vital signs, responding to monitor alarms, assisting with ADLs, and collaborating with RNs to prioritize workloads. A nursing assistant program or BSN-related clinical rotation is expected, with health and safety training

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document vital signs, intake/output, and physiologic values; report abnormal findings.
• Respond to monitor alarms and communicate abnormal values to the RN.
• Provide basic hygiene, ADLs, comfort measures and delegated patient care tasks.
• Collaborate with RNs to prioritize workload based on patient and family needs.
• Collect and label laboratory specimens; perform bedside testing and QC activities.
• Prepare patient rooms for admissions with age-appropriate supplies and equipment.
• Provide input on patient responses and assist with care-plan updates.
• Transport medications following security guidelines (excluding controlled substances).
• Perform unit-specific and clerical duties using computer, phone, intercom, and EKG systems.
• Maintain patient and family confidentiality and communicate effectively with health care team.
• Participate in required training, professional development, unit goals, and performance-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Vital signs & measurements

Medical terminology

Patient care tasks

Quality control

Education

Nursing assistant program or equivalent

BSN enrollment with clinical rotation

1 year direct patient care experience

Tools

EKG-monitor systems

Clinical computer systems

Job description

At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As Patient Care Assistant, you'll perform a variety of routine and specialized patient care activities under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse. You'll provide developmentally appropriate, family-centered care while supporting a safe, efficient, and positive patient experience.

• Obtains and documents vital signs, body measurements, intake and output, and physiologic values, reporting abnormal findings to the Registered Nurse
• Responds appropriately to continuous physiologic monitor alarms and communicates abnormal values to the Registered Nurse
• Provides basic hygiene, comfort measures, activities of daily living, and other delegated patient care tasks
• Collaborates with Registered Nurses to prioritize workload based on patient and family needs
• Collects and labels laboratory specimens and performs bedside testing, including quality-control activities
• Prepares patient rooms for admissions with age-appropriate supplies and equipment
• Provides input to the Registered Nurse regarding patient responses to care and assists with ongoing care-plan updates
• Transports medications, excluding controlled substances, while following established medication-security guidelines
• Performs unit-specific and clerical duties, including use of computer, telephone, intercom, and EKG-monitor systems, as assigned
• Maintains patient and family confidentiality and communicates effectively with patients, families, and health care team members
• Participates in required training, professional development, unit goals, and performance-improvement initiatives

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

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.