Patient Care Assistant I Sitter

CommonSpirit Health; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital in The Woodlands, TX is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support patients with daily activities and comfort. You will assist with personal hygiene, mobility, feeding, and prepare patient rooms under RN supervision.

Your role emphasizes attentive observation of patients’ conditions, reporting changes, and accepting coaching to maintain safety and quality care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required at hire.
• CPR/Basic Life Support within 14 days of hire.
• Preferred: previous healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as delegated by RN staff.
• Monitor and record vital signs accurately.
• Assist with personal hygiene and mobility needs.
• Record intake and output accurately.
• Obtain and report daily patient weight and glucose tests.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Hygiene assistance

Weight monitoring

Glucose testing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CPR certification

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 - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245 bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. The hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, and is proud to serve as the clinical home for the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center. The hospital was awarded an “A” hospital safety grade by The Leapfrog Group in both 2023 and 2025. Clinical services provided include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level III nurseries), surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services.