Patient Care Assistant I

CHI; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI St. Vincent seeks a Patient Care Assistant to help patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with daily activities, hygiene, mobility, feeding, and preparing rooms, while supporting nursing staff with vitals.

Responsibilities include direct patient care as delegated by RN, monitoring vital signs, recording intake/output, and routine tasks such as weight measurement and glucose testing. Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, CPR within 30 days, and CNA/EMT or RN/LPN

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED.
• CPR certification within 30 days of hire.
• CNA/EMT or RN/LPN nursing program completion or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 months direct patient care in acute care within last 24 months.
• Verifiable CPCT issued by American Allied Health.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Patient hygiene assistance

Weight measurement

Blood glucose testing

Team collaboration

Education

High School Graduate

CPR within 30 days

CNA/EMT or RN/LPN nursing program completion

Direct patient care experience (6 months)

American Allied Health CPCT

Tools

Blood glucose meter

Weight scale

Vital signs monitor

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

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.

• 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 or
• High School GED and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days and
• One of the following criteria must be met:
• Certified Nursing Assistant/EMT, or
• Completion of “Fundamentals of Nursing” in an accredited RN or LPN Nursing Program, or
• Minimum of 6 months of direct patient care in an acute care environment within the last 24 months, or
• Verifiable Certified Patient Care Tech, CPCT, issued by American Allied Health

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.

Pay Range

$17.00 - $20.13 /hour