Patient Care Assistant I

CHI; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Health in Bryan, TX is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support patients with daily activities such as personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding, while assisting nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and room preparation.

You will be diligent, observant of patients' conditions, and receptive to coaching to help patients feel safer and more comfortable.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED required at hire.
• CPR/BLS certification required within 14 days of hire.
• Prior experience in patient care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as delegated by RN staff.
• Monitor, record, and report vital signs.
• Assist with personal hygiene and physical care needs.
• Record intake and output accurately.
• Obtain and record daily weight.
• Perform blood glucose testing with a glucose meter.

Education

High School Graduate

High School GED

Tools

CPR Certification

Job description

As our Patient Care Assistant, you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities. Every day, you will directly support patients with tasks such as personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding, while also assisting nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and preparing patient rooms. Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You're diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff
• Monitors and records vital signs
• Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs
• Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output
• Obtains and records daily weight
• Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate, upon hire or
• High School GED, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Preferred

• Prior Experience, upon hire

St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic Services.

Pay Range

$15.00 - $20.63 /hour