Patient Care Assistant I

CommonSpirit Health; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health’s St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin campus seeks a Patient Care Assistant to help patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with daily activities and supporting nursing staff with vital signs and room prep. The role emphasizes compassion, diligence, and the ability to take coaching.

The facility is a 279-bed hospital serving East Texas with stroke care capabilities. The site notes a pay range of $15.00 to $20.12 per hour, reflecting on-site responsibilities and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required at hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
• Preferred: prior healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as delegated by RN staff.
• Monitor and record vital signs.
• Assist in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs.
• Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output.
• Obtain and record daily weight.
• Perform blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Mobility assistance

Hygiene assistance

Education

High School Diploma

GED

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

Preferred

• Prior Experience, upon hire

Where You\'ll Work

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. We’re the area’s first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full-spectrum stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate, comprehensive health care, including off-campus rehab and outpatient facilities and services. In addition to its large emergency department, there are 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging and OBGYN, wound care, infusion and lab services.

Pay Range

$15.00 - $20.12 /hour