Patient Care Assistant II

CHI; Lake Jackson (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support patients at St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital in Lake Jackson, TX. You will assist with daily activities, monitor vitals, and help nursing staff to prepare rooms and care for patients.

The role emphasizes compassion, attentiveness, and willingness to learn, with CPR training due within 14 days of hire and on-site, hospital-based duties in a busy clinical setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in patient care or nursing assistant preferred.
• CPR certification within 14 days is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as delegated by RN staff.
• Monitor and record vital signs.
• Assist with personal hygiene and physical care needs.
• Accurately measure, record, and report intake and output.
• Obtain and record daily weight.
• Perform blood glucose testing using a glucose meter.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Hygiene assistance

Weight measurement

Education

High School Diploma or 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

• High School Graduate or GED
• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing or 1 year direct patient care experience
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients' medical needs. South Brazoria County's premier healthcare system, St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.

Pay Range $19.49 - $27.52 /hour