Patient Care Assistant I

St. Joseph Hospital - Bryan; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Assistant in Madisonville, TX. You will support patients with daily activities and assist nursing staff with basic tasks to enhance comfort and safety.

Responsibilities include monitoring vitals, assisting with hygiene, measuring intake/output, and supporting patient rooms. CPR certification and a high school diploma are required or in process at hire; CPR within 14 days.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED is required at hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

CPR certification

Vital signs monitoring

Patient assistance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital is a 25 bed critical access hospital in Madisonville, Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center, IP and OP services, therapy, emergency care, skilled nursing care, injury treatment and more.

Accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and designated as a Level III Support Stroke Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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