Patient Care Assistant II

CommonSpirit Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support patients with daily living activities and assist nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and room preparation.

The role emphasizes patient safety, comfort, and compassionate care in a busy clinical setting. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, with nursing school graduation or ≥1 year direct patient care experience, and CPR certification within 14 days of hire.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED required upon hire.
• Graduate from an accredited nursing program or have 1 year direct patient care experience upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) required within 14 days of start date.

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 patient weight.
• Performs blood glucose testing using a glucose meter.

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Hygiene assistance

Blood glucose testing

Intake/output recording

Weight measurement

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Nursing school grad or 1 year direct patient care experience

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 General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• graduated from an accredited school of nursing or 1 year direct patient care experience , upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Where You'll Work

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

$16.06 - $22.69 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.