Patient Care Assistant - Emergency Room (PT, Nights)

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to perform routine and specialized patient care under supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will document vital signs, assist with activities of daily living, and support a safe, positive patient experience.

Responsibilities include responding to monitor alarms, collecting specimens, preparing rooms, and collaborating with nurses to update care plans. A high school diploma or equivalent and clinical education program completion are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Completion of nursing assistant/medical assistant program, or BSN enrollment with clinical rotation completed.
• One year of direct patient care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document vital signs, measurements, intake/output; report abnormalities.
• Respond to monitor alarms and communicate abnormalities to RN.
• Provide basic hygiene, ADLs, and delegated patient care tasks.
• Collaborate with RNs to prioritize workload.
• Collect laboratory specimens and perform bedside testing incl. quality control.
• Prepare patient rooms for admissions with appropriate supplies.
• Provide input to RN on patient responses and assist with care plans.
• Transport medications following security guidelines.
• Perform unit-specific duties using computer, phone, intercom, and EKG-monitor systems.
• Maintain confidentiality and communicate with patients, families, and health care team.
• Participate in training, unit goals, and performance-improvement initiatives.

Skills

Vital signs documentation

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or GED

Nursing assistant / Medical assistant program

BSN in progress with clinical rotation

Direct patient care experience

Tools

EKG-monitor 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.