Patient Care Assistant II

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking dedicated individuals to join their team as patient care assistants. This role is vital in delivering safe and effective patient care, supporting nursing staff with various tasks, and ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients. The successful candidate will have a passion for helping others, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Join a transformative healthcare team committed to improving the health of the communities they serve, and be part of a future-focused organization that values innovation and excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required along with BLS certification.
• 1 year of direct patient care experience or nursing school graduation.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and monitors vital signs.
• Performs cleaning functions and assists with patient hygiene.
• Communicates effectively with patients and healthcare staff.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Monitoring Vital Signs

Phlebotomy

Blood Glucose Testing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS Certification

1 Year Direct Patient Care Experience

Job description

Overview

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost‐efficient patient care as delegated by the RN. They provide assistance in transporting, transferring, and lifting. They perform cleaning functions in the patient care unit as delegated, and perform selected diagnostic tests.

1. Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff
2. Monitors and records vital signs
3. Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs
4. Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output
5. Obtains and records daily weight
6. Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter
7. Reports changes in patient’s status promptly to RN
8. Performs as sitter or patient care companion when needed
9. Assists in the admission, transfer, and discharge process
10. Performs unit housekeeping needs
11. Delivers specimens, picks up medications and other items
12. Acts as receptionist for unit; has limited use of the hospital information systems according to hospital policy dependent on the need of the unit
13. Checks and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated, reporting variances to appropriate personnel
14. Updates assigned bed status
15. Answers call lights and telephone
16. Keeps patient environment clean, performs comfort rounds, keeps hallways clear of obstruction, reports safety issues and broken equipment appropriately, and adheres to patient safety precautions
17. Communicates with patient’s family, physicians, and unit personnel and peers in an accurate, courteous, and professional manner
18. Performs phlebotomy and 12 lead EKGs as permitted on the assigned unit
19. Removes saline locks

Qualifications

Required Education, Experience and Certifications

• HS diploma/GED required
• BLS required
• 1 year direct patient care experience or graduated from an accredited school of nursing
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Completion of PCA II orientation/training